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Music DJ Akademiks Advises Drake To Push "Iceman" Back Amid Industry Struggles With the developments revolving around botting and YouTube/Billboard's disagreement, DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake should drop yet. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Delivers Cryptic Update After Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Over the weekend, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock conspiracy theories about Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Roasts Lil Kim Over Her Onstage Antics 50 Cent recently took aim at Lil Kim on Instagram, suggesting that her dance moves aren't getting any easier with age. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Pop Culture Salt Bae Banned From 2023 L.A. Rolling Loud After World Cup Rolling Loud (jokingly) bans Salt Bae from their L.A. festival in March. By Aron A. December 23, 2022
Music XXXTentacion's 2-Month-Old Son Looks More Like His Father As Photos Surface The baby is too adorable. By Erika Marie March 23, 2019
Music Meek Mill Suggests That Drake Is Off His Rocker Amid His Kendrick Lamar Lawsuits Mill is speaking his mind. By Zachary Horvath November 26, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Reveals Kanye West Is Producing New Album "I AM MUSIC" Two artists who love delaying album. By Elias Andrews November 18, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Reveal How Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Unified The West Coast Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre say the song is bigger than just the beef. By Cole Blake November 18, 2024
Streetwear Drake Shows Off His Aaliyah Hat After Surprising Crowd At WWE Elimination Chamber Drake is back in Toronto after canceling his "Anita Max Win" tour dates, popping out for a WWE event and repping Aaliyah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Voletta Wallace, Dies At 72 According to "TMZ," The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother Voletta Wallace passed away this morning in Pennsylvania. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music The Alchemist Confirms New Mobb Deep Album With Help From Nas RIP Prodigy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2025