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Music Jim Jones Doubles Down On His Pessimistic View Of His Beef With Cam'ron Dipset's Jim Jones and Cam'ron started feuding earlier this year due to some comments Cam made about Jim performing at a 50 Cent show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 5.2K Views
Music SZA Provides Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes Of “Grand National” Tour With Kendrick Lamar SZA has decided to start vlogging her life, which just so happens to include a co-headlining stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Kanye West Tells Top5 He Can Open For Him In Korea Kanye West has been getting closer to Top5 recently, and even gifted him a swastika chain earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025 1.8K Views
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 2.4K Views
Music Lil Durk Faces New Criminal Charge Due To Superseding Federal Indictment Lil Durk and his legal team have denied the prosecution's accusations, citing an alleged targeted attack on his lyrical content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 3.9K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts Kanye West's Surprising First Week Sales Numbers For "DONDA 2" DJ Akademiks has platformed Kanye West's chaos a lot in recent months, whether that's their interview or Ak's recent Kardashians rant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 10.6K Views
Music DJ Hed & Mal Ignite Social Media After A Spirited Debate About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef It's been roughly a year since Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud reached its peak, and DJ Hed and Mal have a lot to say about it. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025 3.0K Views
Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 5.5K Views
Music Diddy Adds One More Lawyer To His Legal Team Mere Days Before Trial's Start Date Other last-minute efforts from Diddy's attorneys include gag order requests, evidence removals, and jury-related concerns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 2.5K Views
Music Usher’s Steamy Moment With Fan Leaves Security Guard Disgusted Usher is known to get up close and personal with supporters at his shows, but this doesn't sit right with everyone. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025 5.7K Views
Music Kanye West Claims He Finally Wants To Drop “YANDHI” Social media users have mixed feelings about Kanye West claiming he wants to drop "YANDHI" several years later. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025 5.0K Views
Music Jim Jones Finally Responds To Kanye West And Claims Ye Backed Down From A Fight Just a few months ago, Kanye West and Jim Jones were working on The Game's "The Documentary 3," but 2025 had different plans for them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025 3.8K Views