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Music DJ Akademiks Ranks Every Song From Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Explosive Feud According to DJ Akademiks, his ranking of the songs from Drake and Kendrick Lamar's battle is "based off quality, bars, not impact." By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Launches Album Rollout With "NEVERLAND" Single Announcement Kid Cudi had been working on singles for his comic book series, but it seems he's shifting his focus towards a different solo project. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Music Adin Ross Reveals How Kanye West Barred Travis Scott From Featuring On "Kids See Ghosts" Kanye West and Kid Cudi delivered a modern classic with "Kids See Ghosts" but there was a noticeable lack of features. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music Travis Scott's Late Coachella Set Runs Goldenvoice's Pockets For An Extra $20,000 Travis Scott tends to do things on his terms and unfortunately for Coachella and its organizer, they are paying a hefty price for it. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Jaheim Arrested Once Again On Six Counts Of Animal Cruelty Jaheim is once again in legal trouble for issues relating to animal cruelty, his second arrest for such a charge in the last four years. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Migos' Instagram Account Hacked In Apparent Crypto Extortion Plot Migos had their account hacked in a very public attempt to extort Solana founder Raj Gokal for $4.3 million in Bitcoin. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Celebrates Adolf Hitler's Birthday With Latest Antisemitic Antics Kanye West is still making headlines for posting constant offensive and controversial messages on social media. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hilariously Trolls Drake Before Launching Into "Not Like Us" On "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar's trolling of Drake comes as the Toronto rapper has been taking legal action against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Uncategorized Tay-K Hit With 80 Year Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction The latest conviction came as Tay-K was already serving time behind bars for the killing of Ethan Walker in 2016. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Sara Rivers Has Slick Response To Dismissal Of Her Diddy Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Sara Rivershas been seeking $60 million the earlier stages of 2025. Unfortunately, almost all of her counts were prejudiced. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Doechii Concert Scam Leads To $180K Lawsuit Against Booking Agent An Atlanta-based event firm accused a New Jersey booking agent of never fulfilling his promise to book Doechii for a festival and repay them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Fans Call New Album “Star Line” The Ultimate Comeback Today, Chance The Rapper dropped his first studio album in more than five years, and listeners can't get enough. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025