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Music Drake Can't Catch A Break As The Houston Rockets Troll Him After Beating Toronto Raptors Toronto's been a sadly easy target this year for both NBA and hip-hop fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 23, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Doesn't Understand Why SZA "Dissed" Him On New Kendrick Lamar Collab Ak thinks that SZA and Kendrick fans are trying too hard to turn a love song into a diss against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 22, 2024
Viral DDG's Friendly Interaction With A Woman On Stream Leads To Racial Slur Controversy It seems like DDG and the woman are fine, so this was something going out of proportion. Still, it was a risky and worrisome insinuation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Recalls How Eminem's Team Banned Him From Smoking Weed Around Him 2 Chainz and Eminem have a couple of collaborations under their belt, namely the "Chloraseptic" remix and "Kyrie & Luka." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music GloRilla's New Track Goes Viral As She Shoots Her Shot At YouTuber Duke Dennis GloRilla has her eyes on Duke Dennis. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Named Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," has earned him yet another impressive streaming title. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Mentions Virgil Abloh's Widow In His Latest Attacks Against The Designer Kanye West had collaborated a lot with Virgil Abloh throughout their careers, so it's sad to see how Ye's looking back at their bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Absurd Claim About A "Part 2" With Kim Kardashian & Ray J Kanye West also dragged Kris and Caitlyn Jenner into his lewd Kim Kardashian and Ray J remarks, amping up his obsessive tendencies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Karena Evans Finds Herself Dragged In The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Stan Wars: From “God’s Plan” To “luther” Karena Evans has carved her own lane since her breakthrough directorial debut with Drake’s “God’s Plan.” Since then, she’s directed for TV shows like “Snowfall” and music videos for other TDE artists, including SZA. By Aron A. April 11, 2025
Sports LeBron James Seemingly Responds To Drake Beef Speculation LeBron is a social media savant just like Drake. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2024
Music Vince Staples Trolls Fan For His Attempt At Performing "Big Fish" On Stage At Lollapalooza Vince Staples challenged the fan to prove he's not racist. By Cole Blake August 05, 2024
Music Mustard Believes Drake & Gordo Conspired To Ruin His Album Release Mustard explained his theory to Akademiks. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2024