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Music DJ Akademiks Plays Drake’s Leaked “ICEMAN” Track Featuring Pressa On Stream According to DJ Akademiks, the Drake and Pressa song that leaked over the weekend is called "National Treasure." By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Announces Alienz Alive's Newest Signee Miami's Aklesso Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins is a Hall of Fame songwriter/producer, with a resume that includes Michael Jackson. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Says He Helped Squash Lil Baby & 21 Savage Beef In New Interview Young Thug sat down for a conversation with Big Bank, where he discussed several recent happenings and discussed some past issues as well. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Offset Feeds Into "Without Warning" Sequel Hype With Suggestive Tweet This is of course just a rumor right now, but it would be a moment if Offset, Metro Boomin, and 21 Savage all reunited. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Approves Of Fans Calling Out Jay-Z For TIDAL Deal Nicki Minaj has criticized Jay-Z a lot these days, ever since Lil Wayne was snubbed for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music A Clip of Da Band’s Freddy P Claiming Diddy Will Try To Hurt Cassie If He Beats RICO Resurfaces After Verdict Freddy P claims Diddy threatened to buy his entire neighborhood and have him attacked every time his steps out his door. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 04, 2025
Music Chief Keef & G Herbo Affiliate Reportedly Shot At Mello Buckzz Show Four individuals died and 14 others were injured at a shooting at Mello Buckzz's album release party and concert in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music JID Announces "GDLU PRELUXE" Project And It's Release Date Is Sooner Than You May Think In addition to the mixtape announcement, JID also put out a new song and music video titled, "32 (Freestyle)." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Music T-Rex Seems To Suffer Seizure In The Middle Of Live Rap Battle Fortunately, it seems like T-Rex recovered well from the scary incident, which took place in triple-digit New York City weather. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025