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Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk VICAR Trial Delayed By Nearly An Entire Year Lil Durk is set to face a new VICAR trial, and as it turns out, the trial will be delayed by almost an entire calendar year. By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals He And Charlamagne Tha God Have Scheduled A Sitdown DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been at odds lately, and it seems like the two are ready to hash it out. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Limited Edition "To Pimp a Butterfly" Vinyl Selling For $2,500 Interscope is selling a limited-edition version of Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" vinyl for $2,500. By Cole Blake May 07, 2023
Music Akon Provides An Update On The Highly-Anticipated "Akon City" The singer admitted that "Akon City" is still a ways away. By Devin Morton November 22, 2024
Music Doja Cat Originally Wasn't A Fan Of "Paint The Town Red": "It Reminded Me Of Like, GAP" Doja Cat says she initially was concerned "Paint The Town Red" had "a very pants-up-high vibe." By Cole Blake December 16, 2023
Music Travis Scott Receives Final Sales Projections For "JACKBOYS 2" Despite their being a lot of negative discourse around Travis Scott & "JACKBOYS 2" it's still going to perform well first week. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025
Music Trae Tha Truth Pays Student Fees For Graduating High School Seniors In Houston After learning that students couldn't afford cap and gowns, the rapper stepped in to give back. By Erika Marie May 29, 2019
Music Russ Pens Elaborate Origin Story For "Shake The Snow Globe" Russ is ready to reset and recommence. By Mitch Findlay January 16, 2020
Relationships Offset Finally Pays Off $1.5 Million In Tax Debt As Cardi B Divorce Continues Cardi B previously claimed that Offset's unpaid taxes are the reason she hasn't been able to finalize their divorce. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Drake Drives Collab Speculation After Sporting Morgan Wallen Jacket On Tour Drake and Morgan Wallen have shouted each other out on numerous occasions, so seeing a collab between them wouldn't be a big shocker. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music J. Cole Fans Think He Took Shots At Joey Bada$$ In New Freestyle Some fans theorize that J. Cole dissed several of his peers in his new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026