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Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Tyler, The Creator For "Pandering" With His Comments On Private Jets Tyler, The Creator previously said that he still flies commercial to save money instead of paying for private jets. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Eminem's Ex-Wife Faces DUI Charge After Allegedly Crashing Her Car With Her Son Inside Eminem and Kim Scott were famously married from 1999 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2007 and share a daughter named Hailie Jade. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reveals He No Longer Speaks To Frank Ocean In New Interview Earl Sweatshirt announced the anticipated surprise album, Live Love Laugh, last week with a featureless tracklist. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Ye Replaces Don Toliver On "Circles" With His Own Vocals Kanye is making updates to 'BULLY.' By Tallie Spencer April 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music T.I. Punches Back With One More 50 Cent Diss Track T.I.'s new 50 Cent diss track "Trauma Bond" celebrates his family above all else, as they have also supported him against Fif. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Warning For J. Cole Ahead Of "The Fall Off" DJ Akademiks is already scoffing at the idea of J. Cole's "The Fall Off," and ahead of the release, he has come through with a warning. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music HoneyKomb Brazy Released From Prison After Federal Gun Case HoneyKomb Brazy pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Mickey Factz Claims Cardi B Should've Called Him To Help “Kill” Her Jay-Z-Sampled “Imaginary Players” Mickey Factz recently made the claim that Chicago rap legend Lupe Fiasco is a better lyricist than Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Painfully Announces That His Father Has Passed Away Rest in peace to Laurence W. Thomaz, a military man who formed a special bond with his son Wiz Khalifa that Wiz is eternally grateful for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026