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Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music 6ix9ine's House Broken Into During Phone Call With His Girlfriend 6ix9ine was previously the victim of a home invasion when multiple masked gunmen broke into his property in November. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Chose Kendrick Lamar For Super Bowl Amid Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance sparked some serious controversy, but Jay-Z stands by his decision. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Lil Woody Claims Young Thug Has "Gay Secrets" Against Rappers In His Circle Lil Woody was recently on DJ Akademiks' stream, where he offered up his views on the latest with Young Thug. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Hit With Another Lawsuit For Allegedly Owing $275K 24/7 Productions claims that they fronted tons of money while working with Nicki Minaj ahead of "Pink Friday 2." By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Confirms New Music, But There's An Unfortunate Twist Jay-Z remains one of the rap's biggest superstars, and with fans hoping for a new album, they might be forced to wait. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music OJ Da Juiceman Arrested For Allegedly Pointing Gun At Police Officer OJ Da Juiceman and his legal team are already pushing back against the idea that it was him in the vehicle. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Sneakers The Sneaker Jay-Z Wore to His GQ Interview Is Getting People Talking Jay-Z wore the Adidas Samba OG during his big GQ April 2026 cover interview, keeping his footwear clean and classic. By Ben Atkinson March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals "Heartbreak" And "Uncontrollable Anger" Over Tony Buzbee Lawsuit During a recent conversation with GQ, Jay-Z spoke at length about the Tony Buzbee civil case, and how it broke his heart. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026