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Music Drake Begs Pinkchyu To Call Him A "Good Boy" In Behind-The-Scenes Video Drake is playing into his dynamic with Pinkchyu amid criticisms that the artist is not acting his proper age. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Stunned As Reddit Attempts To Solve BloodHound Q50 Murder The death of BloodHound Q50 has sparked Reddit investigations, and DJ Akademiks was stunned by what he was reading. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Music Rick Ross Plays Coy When Asked About Not Going To Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Shows "The Joe Budden Podcast" wanted to know why Rick Ross didn't pop out as a special guest during Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium run. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2026
Music Milagro Gramz's Lawyers Question Megan Thee Stallion's Credibility In Court Milagro Gramz's legal team is pushing back hard on Megan Thee Stallion's claims that the blogger spread falsehoods about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music J. Cole Receives Major Props From Former NFL Star Ryan Clark During a recent episode of "The Pivot" podcast, former NFL star Ryan Clark spoke about his admiration for J. Cole. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Mystikal's Son Speaks Out, Hopes Rapper Gets Help In Prison As Mystikal prepares for his 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to third-degree rape, his son is discussing the case for the first time. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music JAY-Z Delivers Statement On Headlining The Super Bowl Halftime Show JAY-Z is going to be the Super Bowl Halftime Show performer and after an announcement last night, he offered up a statement. By Alexander Cole October 27, 2026
Music Bruno Mars Announces New Album "The Romantic" With A Lead Single Just Days Away Bruno Mars' upcoming project, "The Romantic," will mark his first solo studio album since dropping "24K Magic" in 2016. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music What Is Drake's "PROJECT BOT"? A massive controlled explosion in Toronto caused a commotion over Drake's supposed "PROJECT BOT" shoot in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out On Rory & QueenzFlip Over Their Confrontation DJ Akademiks and Rory Farrell have a long and deep history of beef, and Ak's animosity boiled over due to the QueenzFlip situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music Latto Steps Out With Baby Bump For The First Time Since "Big Mama" Reveal Latto is dropping her new album "Big Mama" later this year, and announced she's expecting a child with 21 Savage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Jim Jones Says Drake Is One Of "A Lot Of Kings" In Hip-Hop Right Now Jim Jones believes Drake is at the top of the game right now, but he expressed on Hot 97 that hip-hop doesn't have just one "ruler." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026