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Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music AllStar JR Reportedly Hires Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer In Gun Case AllStar JR and Pooh Shiesty are both currently behind bars. The former faces charges in alleged connection to NBA Ben10's shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Akademiks Details Meeting Drake For The First Time In Toronto Drake apparently sent a private jet for DJ Akademiks to visit Toronto and made sure he received the 6 God treatment. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Reginae Carter Explains How Lil Wayne's Lyrics Kept Her Out Of Private School Reginae Carter wanted to attend private school growing up, but as it turns out, that wasn't always a realistic option for her. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Pop Culture PlaqueBoyMax Blasts Doja Cat Fans For Hating On Him Doja Cat has already apologized for her Twitch moderators banning PlaqueBoyMax from her stream, earlier this week. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Meek Mill Can’t Escape His Own Digital Footprint Meek Mill suggests there’s a campaign to damage his reputation, but his own online behavior continues to shape the narrative around him. By Aron A. April 28, 2026
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Declares War On Tory Lanez In Alleged Diss Snippet PARTYNEXTDOOR is not with the Tory Lanez comparisons, it seems, and an alleged leak sees the singer take shots. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Drake Goes Diamond-Eligible With "Views" Despite Spotify & UMG Conspiracies Drake's 2016 album "Views" is one of his most commercially successful and now, it is eligible for one of the highest sales honors imaginable. By Alexander Cole February 18, 2025
Music GloRilla Hilariously Leans Into Nose Job Jokes Amid Backlash Social media users have been harsh on GloRilla this week after she seemingly confirmed she got a nose job. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music 7 Hip Hop Pioneers Who Deserve Their Flowers These legacy acts are a part of Hip Hop’s roots. By Demi Phillips August 23, 2023
Music Concert Review: Travis Scott Turned So-Fi Stadium Into "Utopia" For A Night It was a night to remember. By Tallie Spencer November 08, 2023
Music "Vultures": A History Of Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Collaborations Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's collab album has dropped but we're looking at some of their past collab songs. By Paul Barnes February 14, 2024