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Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Ice Spice's Team For Letting McDonald's Fight Happen DJ Akademiks is one of many fans who were shocked at Ice Spice fighting back against a fan who slapped her at a McDonald's this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Drake Claims He's "Proved Himself Right" In The Last Two Years In New IG Post Drake celebrated his recent NOCTA Manor party with a new post on IG, flexing his many commercial feats for good measure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music JT Hints At Dropping A Cardi B Diss Track Soon Amid Fiery Exchange With Her Sister In JT's X exchange with Cardi B's sister, she claims that the femcee was the one to start their feud about three years ago. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
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 Joe Budden’s Harsh Take On J. Cole’s “Trunk Sale” Tour Confuses DJ Akademiks J. Cole's old Honda Civic recently broke down in the middle of his "Trunk Sale" tour, prompting Joe Budden to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Big U Accuses Jail Officials Of Endangering His Life By Taking His Breathing Machine Big U was arrested as part of a massive federal racketeering complaint which accused him of being a member of the Rollin' 60s gang. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Does J. Cole's "Trunk Sale" Tour Count Toward "The Fall-Off" First Week Sales? J. Cole has promising first week sales projections for "The Fall-Off," and fans wonder if his CD sales on his "Trunk Sale" tour are counting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Pop Culture The Rise Of Rage Music A look at the buzzy, raw, and hyper-energetic subgenre of hip-hop that's dominating the decade so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 26, 2022
Music D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Climbs Charts After Missing Teen Is Found In His Tesla The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who went missing last year, was found in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Drake & Bobbi Althoff Finally Open Up About Their Falling Out Drake sat down with Bobbi Althoff for an interview ahead of the release of his next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake September 03, 2025
Music Drake Disappears From The Billboard Hot 100 For The First Time In Months Drake will hope to return to the chart following the release of his highly-anticipated new studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 29, 2025