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Music DJ Akademiks Alleges His Associates Are Being Stalked, Sends Warning Shot At Hip-Hop Media DJ Akademiks went on stream last night and leveled some disturbing allegations at those who oppose him and his success. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Sneakers Meek Mill Is Not Happy About Nike's LeBron 23 "Dreams & Nightmares" Collection Nike has just put out a new LeBron 23, "Dreams And Nightmares" collection, which has left Meek Mill completely confused. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Drake Officially Goes Number One On The Hot 100 And Passes Michael Jackson In The Process Drake has officially gone number one with the track, "Janice STFU," and it has allowed him to surpass Michael Jackson. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls On Solange Amid Klay Thompson Breakup Some fans think Megan Thee Stallion's new post with Solange may be referring to the star singer defending her amid the Klay Thompson split. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Streetwear Lizzo Challenges Body Image Norms With New Bikini Photos Lizzo encouraged her fans to feel comfortable in their skin no matter what their body type is, and folks have been celebrating her openness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Playboi Carti May Have Just Responded To Drake's Purported "ICEMAN" Diss Despite previous work together, it seems like Playboi Carti and Drake are at odds in the wake of the former's Kendrick Lamar collabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Foolio's Mother Reacts To Accomplice's Sentence & Convicted Killer's Past Foolio's mother Sandrikas Mays had a lot to say about murder accomplice Alicia Andrews and convicted killer Sean Gathright. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music Kodak Black Floats The Idea Of Becoming A Streamer Amidst drama involving Kai Cenat, Kodak Black has floated the idea of getting into the streaming world on a permanent basis. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Music Lil Wayne & Drake Are Sitting On A Vault Of Unreleased Collaborations Lil Wayne says they have unreleased music dating back to 2014 that they want to release. By Aron A. October 07, 2026
Music Brian Steel Takes Aim At Prosecutors Who Use Rap Lyrics In Court Brian Steel was recently a guest on T.I.'s "expediTIously," and it is here where they had a conversation about rap lyrics. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Music Young Thug Teases New Music With Drake And An R&B Album Young Thug is set to drop a new album, and with R&B on the horizon, he has chosen Drake as a frequent collaborator. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Record Labels Are Scared Of His Influence DJ Akademiks spoke to Adam22 of No Jumper about his influence and what he has heard about himself from record labels. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026