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Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back After Being Called Out By Spike Tarintino Over Kay Flock Reporting DJ Akademiks responded to video director, Spike Tarintino, after being called out for spreading misinformation about Kay Flock's murder case. By Brianna Lawson December 28, 2021
Music Benzino Ends Eminem Beef, Doesn't Want "Negativity" To Impact Coi Leray's Dreams No one expected this, especially after Benzino unleashed on Eminem and the rapper's fans weeks ago. By Erika Marie March 19, 2022
Music T.I. Names Moneybagg Yo As Trap Music Museum's 2021 Trapper Of The Year Tip and the famed museum honored Moneybagg with an iced-out ring. By Erika Marie March 18, 2022
Pop Culture Ray J Explains Why He Set Up Formal Introduction For Kodak Black & Donald Trump Trump pardoned Kodak and freed him from prison, and the Florida rapper has been a MAGA stan ever since. By Erika Marie March 18, 2022
Pop Culture Craig Robinson Takes Over Hotel Lobby With Surprise Piano Sing-Along Actor Craig Robinson played an impromptu set in front of delighted onlookers. By Rex Provost June 04, 2022
Relationships Cardi B's Future Plans Include Joint Mixtape With Offset & A Spanish Album Cardi B is ready for world domination. By Hayley Hynes July 01, 2022
Music Kanye West Appears In A School Textbook A Twitter user posted an image of Kanye West in his political textbook earlier this week. By Brianna Lawson March 19, 2022
Music Lil Bibby May Cancel Juice WRLD's "The Party Never Ends" Album Over Song Leaks DJ Akademiks released a Twitter DM exchange between Lil Bibby and another user with regards to Juice WRLD's "The Party Never Ends" song leaks. Lil Bibby is considering canceling the album if the leaks don't stop. By Brianna Lawson March 17, 2022
Pop Culture NIGO Journeys Back Into Solo Music With "I Know NIGO" Album, Features A$AP Rocky NIGO's album is slated to have a feature list for the ages. By Taiyo Coates January 26, 2022
Pop Culture Kendrick Lamar & Taylour Paige's "We Cry Together" Short Film Playing Exclusively In L.A. "We Cry Together" quickly became one of the most talked-about songs on "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers." By Hayley Hynes June 04, 2022
Music Travis Scott Teases New Verse From "Escape Plan" Off Of "Utopia" Travis Scott continues to preview new music from "Utopia." By Alexander Cole October 31, 2021
Music Danny Brown Reveals He Wasn't A Fan Of Dave Chappelle's Skit On Big Sean's "Detroit 2" Danny Brown says Dave Chappelle's impression skit on Big Sean's album was "funny" but it's not the real story. By Alex Zidel December 28, 2021