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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Who Is TraxNYC? The New York City Jeweler Who Went Viral For Standing On Business TraxNYC has supplied jewelry for a number of hip-hop artists, including Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music d4vd Once Explained The Murderous Alter Ego He Created For His Music Videos The internet has been deeply analyzing d4vd's past actions since the dead body identified belonged to a 15-year-old girl, Celeste Rivas. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Explains Why He Left Drake Feature Off His Album Fetty Wap felt "played" after Drake's team dropped the "My Way" remix on SoundCloud without sending it back to him beforehand. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021
Music Kanye West Unveils Nazi-Inspired Logos For New Album "Bully" Cover Art & Sunday Service Kanye West's controversies also extended to antisemitic conspiracy theories around the new Playboi Carti album and his coparenting rifts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Hitmaka Tells Wild Alleged Story About Draya Michele Being At Diddy's Mansion With Cassie Present There's been a mixture of serious and gossipy allegations made about Diddy, especially in relation to his turbulent relationship with Cassie. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music Shyne Honored With Key To The City Of Brooklyn Shyne will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album by performing in Brooklyn on May 2. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Sports Drake & LeBron James Allegedly Attended The Same Toronto Wedding Amid Tensions This wholesome friendship allegedly turned sour, as Drake and LeBron James haven't publicly reconciled since the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music PartyNextDoor Accused Of Threatening John River & Stealing Ideas For Drake Collab Drake and PartyNextDoor are under fire. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music Nas Pens Foreword For Special Edition Of Miles Davis' Autobiography Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Drake Plans To Fly Out Streamers For His Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance This weekend, Drake will perform at Wireless Festival in London, along with PartyNextDoor, Burna Boy, Vybz Kartel, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Remy Ma Rips Papoose & Claressa Shields On "W.Y.F.L." Single Remy Ma decided to release some built-up tension she had for Papoose and Claressa Shields via a new feature verse. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026