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Music Jeremih Remains In ICU As His Family Says COVID-19 "Viciously Attacked His Body" Day 26 singer Willie Taylor claims that Jeremih is now "breathing on his own." By Erika Marie November 19, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Says New Album Will Feel Like His Old Music: "I'm Back On My Sh*t" Lil Uzi Vert promises to bring the same energy from his older stuff to his new album. By Lynn S. May 16, 2020
Music Lil Baby's Management Team Sparks Retirement Rumors With Affiliate's Cryptic Instagram Post The rumors come as Lil Baby is gearing up to release his highly-anticipated new album, "The Leaks," which he recently delayed. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Diddy's Judge Offers Him Court Date For 2025 RICO Trial We now know when Diddy's trial could officially begin. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2024
Music Kanye West Unsurprisingly Delays "BULLY" And Reveals New Release Date No one should be surprised or upset anymore with Kanye West anytime he sets a release date for an LP and doesn't follow through. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Gets Dragged By Elliott Wilson For Supporting Soulja Boy Jay Electronia credits Soulja Boy with paving the way for "Internet Rappers" such as himself. By Devin Ch January 16, 2019
Music Kodak Black Admits Guilt & Apologizes To Victim In South Carolina Sexual Assault Case Kodak Black reportedly pleaded guilty in his sexual assault case in South Carolina, and instead of jail time, the artist was sentenced to 18 months of probation and court-ordered counseling. By Joshua Robinson April 28, 2021
Music Jay-Z Celebrates His 51st Birthday Happy birthday to one of, if not the, greatest rappers of all time -- Jay-Z -- who officially celebrates fifty-one years of a life well lived. By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Calls Nicki Minaj A "Gangsta Bully" While Recalling Time She Threatened To Have Kenneth Petty "Break His Jaw" Akademiks' comments come from a 2022 interview with VladTV. By Ben Mock September 23, 2023
Music Joyner Lucas & Grafh Are Forming A Super Group Joyner Lucas recently tweeted-and-deleted the announcement of his new "super rap group," confirming that Grafh would be involved. By Mitch Findlay January 11, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Thinks There May Be "A Female Or Two" Who Could Go Against Her On "Verzuz" She also explained why Drake and Lil Wayne may not be a perfect fit to go against her on the award-winning music series. By Erika Marie January 31, 2022