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Music DJ Akademiks Responds To NBA YoungBoy Calling Him Out DJ Akademiks recently offered up a response to NBA YoungBoy, who was upset with him for posting the video of his mom. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Ignites Strong Reactions After Saying "Terrible" Music Keeps Going Viral Megan Thee Stallion sat down with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson for "IMO," which led to a conversation about the music industry. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 14, 2026 Tonight is going to be a big one for hip-hop albums as we have new projects from Nipsey Hussle, Internet Money, and Trippie Redd. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Keefe D’s Tupac Memoir Is Now Evidence In His Murder Trial By Erika Marie August 12, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Goes Number One As Gucci Mane Trial Looms Large Pooh Shiesty remains behind bars as he awaits trial in Gucci Mane case, but his new album, "All Eyes On Shiest" is seeing huge returns. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Keefe D Jail Call Complicates Defense Over Tupac Memoir The fight over Keffe D’s memoir now includes a jail call that appears to contradict his defense team’s ghostwriter argument. By Erika Marie August 10, 2026
Original Content Inside The Tupac Murder Trial: 11 Key Players To Know Keefe D is the only man on trial, but the Tupac murder case includes a much larger cast tied to the shooting. By Erika Marie August 11, 2026
Music Kanye West's Shows Lead To Massive Profits For The Tampa Sports Authority Kanye West held two shows at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and the area is experiencing an economic boom. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Drake Makes A Rare Admission About His Battle With Kendrick Lamar Drake had himself an eventful weekend thanks to his stream with Stake, and it led to an admission about his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Album Is Done, But There's One Thing Holding Up Its Release Ray Daniels was recently on his podcast, where he revealed the latest development concerning JAŸ-Z and his new album. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Usher Reacts To Bizarre Theory That A Clone Is Performing For Him As odd as this theory is, it's somehow not the most wild thing to come out of Usher and Chris Brown's "R&B" tour so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music The Game Declares Loyalty To Los Angeles Amid Kendrick Lamar Drama While The Game's recent on-stage comments have nothing to do with Kendrick Lamar, some fans can't help but draw a connection. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026