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Music DJ Akademiks Says He Was Offered Money For A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti Hate Campaigns According to DJ Akademiks, there's an entity out there willing to dish out a lot of money to make certain artists look bad. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music The Game Justifies His Absence From Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Many fans have been critical of The Game's statement due to what he previously said about Kendrick Lamar and his "Pop Out" concert in L.A. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Argues That Drake's Background Exempts Him From Snitch Allegations During a livestream, Trap Lore Ross told 6ix9ine about some old Drake snitching allegations that Drizzy actually referenced last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music New Footage Of 6ix9ine Being Released From Prison Hits The Internet 6ix9ine turned himself in earlier this year for a three-month prison sentence after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes Turkey By Storm After Netherlands Show Gets Cleared Kanye West may have just had the biggest concert of his career (and in modern ticketed stadium history) in Istanbul today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Kid Rock Adds Lil Wayne To “7 Sins” As Eminem Shifts To New Track The rollout changed days before release, with Kid Rock adding Lil Wayne and moving Eminem to another track. By Erika Marie October 14, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Rumors That Diddy Could Face New Charges Soon According to a new report by Tasha K, the former owner of an escort service was recently questioned in court about Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music Usher Celebrates 48 With Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, & A Night Of Magic A New York magic show became Usher’s birthday playground, with Kevin Hart and Jermaine Dupro also joining the celebration. By Erika Marie October 15, 2026
Streetwear Drake Speaks Out As Authentic Brands Group Buys Majority Stake In OVO Brand Authentic Brands Group has just acquired a 51% stake in Drake's OVO brand, allowing Drake to control creative direction. By Ben Atkinson August 27, 2026
Music Drake Fans Hope His New "ICEMAN" Tease Means Episode 4 Is Coming Soon Drake has captivated a lot of fans with his "ICEMAN" livestreams, and fans hope Episode 4 will coincide with the new album's release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Officially Turns Himself In To Begin His Prison Sentence Adin Ross dropped off 6ix9ine at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York to serve his sentence. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Juvenile Addresses Turk's Controversial Cash Money Tour Exit Turk was having a great time on the Cash Money reunion tour with Juvenile and the rest of the Hot Boys... Until money got in the way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025