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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Told Drake To Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone According to DJ Akademiks, Drake's explosive lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar should be the Toronto rapper's last. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Gets Ripped To Shreds For Claiming He Was Bigger Than Chief Keef 6ix9ine is no stranger to raising eyebrows with his hot takes, and recently, he did just that during a stream with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Malice Explains Why He Reverted His Stage Name Change For Clipse Reunion Malice changed his name to No Malice in 2012 on a spiritual journey, but his Clipse reunion with his brother Pusha T needed more fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music D4vd Transfers Two Texas Homes To His Mother As Police Investigate Teen Death Found In His Tesla Speculation grows as new legal documents reveal that musician dv4d transferred ownership of two properties to his mother. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music Tony Yayo And Uncle Murda Share Blunt Take On Diddy's Prison Sentence 50 Cent's G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda caught up with "TMZ," and they didn't hold back on Diddy and the fate he received. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Savagely Taunts Diddy For His Four-Year Prison Sentence You knew that once Diddy received his punishment, 50 Cent was going to be there to share his over-the-top reaction. By Zachary Horvath October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison All eyes were on the courtroom today as hip-hop mogul Diddy was officially sentenced following his transportation conviction. By Alexander Cole October 03, 2025
Music Sean Paul Has Some Constructive Criticism For Drake's Jamaican Accent While Sean Paul isn't a big fan of Drake's Jamaican accent, he says that's what Drizzy would probably say about Paul's North American accent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Sports Killer Mike Publicly Apologizes To Steph & Ayesha Curry After Criticizing Her Killer Mike crossed a line earlier this month while reacting to a TikTok about Ayesha and Steph Curry's relationship dynamic. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music JT Hints At Dropping A Cardi B Diss Track Soon Amid Fiery Exchange With Her Sister In JT's X exchange with Cardi B's sister, she claims that the femcee was the one to start their feud about three years ago. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025