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Music DJ Akademiks Appears To Respond To Megan Thee Stallion's Claim That He's A Paid Bot Megan Thee Stallion recently went on a rant about her haters being paid bots, and it seems like DJ Akademiks took exception. By Alexander Cole October 28, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Accuser Rescinds Sex With Minors Allegations Terrance "T.A." Dixon's updated lawsuit against Fat Joe alleges pressure into sexual activity, withheld wages, and lack of proper crediting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Pop Smoke’s Family To Honor His Legacy With Brooklyn Coffee Shop Pop Smoke's family is opening up a new coffee shop called Pop's Place, and they're currently looking for baristas. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Judge Accused Of Trying To Sway Case Tied To Meek Mill Associate In New Complaint Philadelphia judge Scott DiClaudio was named in a formal misconduct complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board this week. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025
Tech Lil Wayne & LeBron James Bring Great Humor To Beats Pill Commercial: Watch The new and improved Beats Pill will officially go on sale on June 27. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2024
Music Andre 3000 Announces North American Tour For "New Blue Sun" Fans in North America will be able to see Andre 3000 perform live. By Cole Blake June 25, 2024
Music Sheryl Crow Disgusted With Drake For Using AI On "Taylor Made Freestyle" Crow is also horrified in general about what AI can eventually become in the future. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2024
Music Joe Budden Sends Out Shade Via Twitter & Leaves Fans Speculating On His Targets Many folks thought that this Joe Budden rant referred to a Twitter Spaces conversation between Taxstone, Rory, and Mal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 24, 2024
Music Kehlani & Kali Uchis Bless Us On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing released this week from the R&B-adjacent world came from Fridayy, The 80s (James Fauntleroy & No ID), and Maeta. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2024
Music Latto Teases Album Title & Brings Out 21 Savage, Usher, & More Guests At Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Latto made HOT 107.9 Atlanta history as the first female artist to headline the Birthday Bash, and she made that importance very clear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2024
Music Rick Ross And James Harden Are Having The Time Of Their Lives At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Show Rick Ross will go anywhere Drake isn't welcome. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2024