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Music Bradford Cohen Predicts If Lil Durk's Charges Will Stick Bradford Cohen, who has represented many rappers in high-profile cases, spoke to DJ Akademiks about Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Doesn't Believe Pooh Shiesty Would've Robbed A White Executive Pooh Shiesty has been charged for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at a music studio in Dallas. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Erica Banks Arrested For Alleged Intent To Distribute Ecstasy Yesterday, Erica Banks was booked into the Dekalb County Jail on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice Disses "B*tch" Rick Ross After Drake's "ICEMAN" Shots OVO and Baka Not Nice are firmly standing behind Drake against Rick Ross, who's talked a lot about their beef as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Drake May Have Just Confirmed He Has Beef With Lil Yachty The exact dynamic between Drake and Lil Yachty at this moment was unclear, and fans wondered if we would ever get a concrete answer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Praises Drake's "ICEMAN" For Reviving Album Rollouts Charlamagne Tha God has been very critical of Drake in recent years, so his "ICEMAN" praise might shock and annoy some hardcore fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Sarcastically Responds To Kendrick Lamar Removing "GNX" From Apple Music Kendrick Lamar reportedly removed "GNX" from Apple Music today, and it has led to all sorts of calamity on social media. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Cam’ron Threatens To Expose Cardi B’s Team After Unreleased Verse The shelved collaboration left Cam’ron questioning why Cardi B’s team made promises they apparently could not keep. By Erika Marie August 05, 2026
Music Rick Ross Unveils Tracklist And Stacked Features For "Set In Stone" Rick Ross is going to be dropping his new album "Set In Stone" on Friday, and he just dropped the features and tracklist. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Handwrap At The Grammys Sparks Theories About His Next Album Kendrick Lamar had a huge night at the Grammy Awards, taking home Best Rap Album for his 2024 project, "GNX." By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music 21 Savage Clarifies His "Streets" Stance After 6ix9ine & Blueface Mock Him Blueface and 6ix9ine are laughing at 21 Savage, Young Thug, Meek Mill, Pooh Shiesty, G Herbo, and other rappers denouncing "the streets" now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music 21 Savage’s “What Happened To The Streets?” Receives Disappointing First-Week Sales Projections Last week, 21 Savage dropped his fourth studio album "What Happened To The Streets?" just days after announcing it. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025