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Sneakers Playboi Carti Wears Air Jordan 6 "Infrared" On Stage In Dublin Playboi Carti was seen laced up in the Air Jordan 6 "Infrared" during his Dublin performance on The Weeknd's tour. By Ben Atkinson August 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mona From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Mona recently trolled DJ Akademiks on "The Joe Budden Podcast" while discussing his recent back-and-forth with Maino and Fabolous. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Shades Older Rappers While Proclaiming He's Done Dropping Albums Some 50 Cent fans think he could be sending shots at the likes of Jay-Z, while others believe he's misguided in his take on aging in hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces "The Fall-Off" World Tour After much anticipation, J. Cole has come through with the official announcement of "The Fall-Off" tour and it's going global. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Politics Alex Jones Alleges Kanye West Was On Drugs And Had "Pure Black" Eyes During Their Infamous Interview Kanye West praised the Nazis and Adolf Hitler during the controversial interview with Alex Jones back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music City Of Atlanta Denies Ever Issuing A Key To NBA YoungBoy Earlier today, it was widely reported that NBA YoungBoy received the key to Atlanta during the middle of his tour stop on October 15. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Birdman Wholesomely FaceTimes Toni Braxton After Verzuz Battle Birdman and Toni Braxton's relationship has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but it seems like they are still in love and supportive. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Weighs In On Gucci Mane Authorizing A New Pooh Shiesty Album Pooh Shiesty is dropping a new album on Gucci Mane's record label tonight, and DJ Akademiks has some perspective on all of this. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026
Music Lil Baby Affirms Loyalty To Young Thug As They Respond To Ralo's Disses Ralo blasted Lil Baby for allegedly switching up on him for Young Thug, and he said Thugger isn't the gangster people assume him to be. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Gets Dragged Online For Controversial Michael Jackson Take Kid Cudi recently said he's taking a long break from music, looking to other creative fields that he thinks Michael Jackson wasn't known for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025