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Music J. Cole Achieves Rare Feat After "The Fall-Off" Goes Number One J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has been an incredible success thus far, but more achievements are being made, and they are sure to keep coming. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Politics Cardi B Complains About "Poor People" Who Voted For Donald Trump Cardi B vented about the economy and called out voters who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Plaqueboymax Asks DJ Akademiks Why NBA YoungBoy Is Upset With Him NBA YoungBoy previously called out Plaqueboymax for having a negative reaction to one of his recent songs. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals He And Charlamagne Tha God Have Scheduled A Sitdown DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been at odds lately, and it seems like the two are ready to hash it out. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Accuses Lil Durk Of Being A Fake Muslim In New Diss Track During a recent stream with Adin Ross, 6ix9ine debuted a fiery new diss track featuring jabs at Lil Durk, Doechii, and more. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay Allegedly Blocked From Going Onstage During Kendrick Lamar's L.A. Show Lefty Gunplay has not addressed this at press time, so take this Kendrick Lamar concert narrative with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music J. Cole Fans Think He Took Shots At Joey Bada$$ In New Freestyle Some fans theorize that J. Cole dissed several of his peers in his new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Relationships Offset Finally Pays Off $1.5 Million In Tax Debt As Cardi B Divorce Continues Cardi B previously claimed that Offset's unpaid taxes are the reason she hasn't been able to finalize their divorce. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Gets Ripped To Shreds For Claiming He Was Bigger Than Chief Keef 6ix9ine is no stranger to raising eyebrows with his hot takes, and recently, he did just that during a stream with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Pharrell Refuses To Give Donald Trump Permission To Use His Music Pharrell's earlier comments towards Trump are resurfacing. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Streetwear Drake Gifts Pink OVO Chains To Stunna Sandy And Sexyy Red Drake gifted Stunna Sandy and Sexyy Red matching pink OVO pendants, and both artists showed them off right away. By Ben Atkinson September 17, 2026