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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 Accuses Drake Of Dismissing Metro Boomin’s Mom’s Passing In Leaked Call The origins of Metro Boomin's problems with Drake have been speculated for the last couple of years but it appears Young Thug has the intel. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Drake Admits He “F*cked Up” Last Summer In New Track In ICEMAN Episode 3 In Summer 2024, Drake battled Kendrick Lamar for Hip Hop supremacy. Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” reigned over Drake’s disses. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music Chris Brown Addresses Fans' Massive Ticket Issues For "Breezy Bowl" Tour Chris Brown fans have reportedly gotten their tickets invalidated for unexplained reasons, which led to some backlash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Links Up With Lul Timm At NBA YoungBoy Show DJ Akademiks was in attendance as NBA YoungBoy kicked off his highly anticipated "MASA Tour (Make America Slime Again)." By Cole Blake September 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Seemingly Reacts To Young Thug & YSL Snitching Scandal In Atlanta A resurfaced alleged clip of Young Thug's interrogation video, and its wild fallout, have caused 50 Cent to break his silence on this matter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music NBA Youngboy Donates $50K To Dallas Non-Profits To Kick-Off "Make America Slime Again Tour" NBA Youngboy's Aniticipated Make America Slime Again Tour features Offset, No Cap, DeeBaby, and Mellow Rackz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 01, 2025
Music RJMrLA Reveals He Didn't Know The "Squabble Up" Music Video Was For Kendrick Lamar Until It Dropped RJMrLA is gearing up for the release of a new album of his own, "OMMIO 4," which will be dropping on Friday, June 20th. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Nas' Mass Appeal Reaches Agreement On Racism Lawsuit From Former Executive Nas' Mass Appeal imprint has been dealing with this lawsuit since 2023 and it was filed by their former executive, Melissa Cooper. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Original Content Juneteenth Playlist Vibes Only: Tracks That Move The Culture Celebrate Juneteenth with a playlist that honors Black freedom, resistance, & joy, featuring legends like Sam Cooke, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, and more. By Erika Marie June 19, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Finally Puts His Foot Down On Pestering Paparazzi Justin Bieber has clashed a lot with paparazzi before, but he wanted to send a clearer message this time around. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers His Review Of Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s “Grand National” Tour DJ Akademiks attended Kendrick Lamar and SZA's recent performance in Detroit, and has a lot to say about the experience. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025