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Music Kanye West & N3on Discuss The Reason Why The Streamer Faked His Death Kanye West has sat with a variety of streamers in recent months, including N3on, Akademiks, and World Star Hip-Hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Says Fake Love For Kendrick Lamar's "Luther" Is Being Used To Suppress Drake's "Nokia" Kendrick Lamar and SZA's track has remained at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. By Cole Blake April 24, 2025
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Suggests “Sniffing Them Drugs” Allegedly Caused Lil Nas X’s Facial Paralysis Azealia Banks is still throwing plenty of shade Lil Nas X's way despite the performer's latest health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Cam'ron Shows Dame Dash Love For Standing Up To Jim Jones In Old Video Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Young Buck Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, But There's A Catch Young Buck pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after receiving a felony conviction in Tennessee court this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music Adin Ross Alleges 6ix9ine Has Already Been Thrown In Solitary Confinement 6ix9ine turned himself in to the Metropolitan Detention Center on Tuesday, and according to Adin Ross, his stay is no picnic. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Sports Teyana Taylor Explains Tense Moment With Security At Knicks Game After a viral video showing Teyana Taylor being denied access to the court following the Knicks' win, she's clarifying what happened. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Scores Fourth Week At #1 On Billboard 200 "ICEMAN" season continues. By Aron A. June 15, 2026
Music Joe Budden's Cohosts Push Back On His Dislike Of Jay-Z's Drake Diss Joe Budden thought Jay-Z wasted time by dissing Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others during his recent freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Kanye West Doubles Down On His Dislike Of "MBDTF" By Praising This Divisive LP Instead There's no real answer for the best Kanye West album, but even his own assessment of his discography will ruffle many feathers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025