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Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Pop Culture Britney Spears Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction In Cabo Britney danced a little too hard while in Mexico. By Ben Mock September 07, 2023
Music Travis Scott Suggests Mike Dean Will Be Heavily Involved With His New Album Many Travis Scott fans lamented Mike Dean's absence on "JACKBOYS 2," but it looks like the duo is back in business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music Pras Will Face Between 15 And 20 Years In Prison In Foreign Conspiracy Case Pras was previously convicted of conspiracy, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music “Billboard” Names Kendrick Lamar No. 4 Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar has earned a spot on yet another "Billboard" year-end list thanks to his Super Bowl Halftime show, tour, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Kanye West Attends Chicago Street Naming In Honor Of His Mother Kanye West's mother is getting her own street named after her in Chicago, and Ye was on hand for the ceremony. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music Ice Spice Claims There Was Never Any Real Beef With Latto Latto and Ice Spice either leaned into animosity for the sake of clicks or their fanbases pitted them against each other without their will. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
TV Drake Reportedly Set To Make An Appearance At Kai Cenat's Streamer University DDG was on stream where he spilled the beans about Drake and his alleged interest in Kai Cenat's latest project. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music Ksoo Demands DNA Test After His Father Explains Testifying Against Him Ksoo was hit with a life prison sentence for murder, whereas his father testified against him and got time served. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Pays Tribute To A$AP Yams 11 Years After His Passing A$AP Rocky took a break from his "Don't Be Dumb" rollout to honor the late A$AP Yams, announcing a livestream for Yams Day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Claims Jay-Z Might Still Be Angry Over 2003 Reebok Commercial 50 Cent has made his trolling of Jay-Z no secret in recent years, and the tensions between them go much farther back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Keeps Promise To Meet Seven-Year-Old Fan Who Lost His Arms Romell Frazier Jr. lost both his arms in a dog attack, and Kendrick Lamar had given the fan a very special promise on his birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026