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Music DJ Akademiks Tells Young Thug To "Get Back On Drugs" After New Snippet DJ Akademiks would like to go back to Young Thug's early career days, as he's not a fan of his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Gets Completely Ripped Apart By Pitchfork, And Fans Can't Stop Coping Kanye West's "Bully" has proven to be a polarizing album, and the latest "Pitchfork" review has some Ye fans completely up in arms. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks A Hot 200 Record For Hip-Hop With "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music J. Cole Confirms Dreamville Fest Rumor About Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole's Dreamville Fest has been discussed during this string of interviews, including how Drake and Kendrick Lamar were nearly involved. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Exciting News About Seemingly Scrapped "Child With Wolves" Album Prior to Baby Keem announcing "Ca$ino" as his next album last month, "Child With Wolves" was the title for a handful of years. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Album Rumors Swirl Amid Mogul’s Latest Moves Social media users continue to speculate that JAŸ-Z has something big in the works, though for now, that remains to be seen. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Has Harsh Takes About J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" doesn't think J. Cole's album "The Fall-Off" is bad by any means, they spoke on common first-day critiques. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
TV Lil Baby Gets Cooked Online After Striking A Gleeful Pose With Andrew Tate Lil Baby was in Dubai recently, and it led to a meet-up with controversial red pill influencer, Andrew Tate. By Alexander Cole December 31, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Make Surprise Appearance At TDE Christmas, Perform "30 For 30" Kendrick & SZA took the stage for a surprise appearance. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Firing Members Of His Team For Axing Rod Wave's "UY SCUTI" Verse Rod Wave was apparently supposed to have a verse on "Blaming Jesus" off of the new Young Thug album "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025