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TV 6ix9ine Reveals How Much DJ Vlad Is Paying Him For Interviews After fallouts with Aries Spears and Boosie, VladTV is getting transparent about how much he pays 6ix9ine for interviews. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Kicks M.I.A. Off His Tour After Republican Rant Gets Met With Boos M.I.A. was the opening act on Kid Cudi's Rebel Ragers Tour, although that is now officially over thanks to her antics. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Drake Introduces Real-Life Anita Max Wynn Girl In Gambling Stream With Adin Ross & Stake Drake debuted the Anita Max Wynn chain during his Drizzmas giveaway last December with Adin Ross, Stake, and Kick. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 14, 2025
Sports Drake Reveals He's Received "A Good Ol' One-Year Ban" From Commentating At Raptors Games It seems the Raptors organization didn't like Drizzy's DeMar DeRozan comments. By Zachary Horvath January 14, 2025
Politics MIA Explains Why She Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Her explanation stirred up some backlash online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Ramps Up His Twitter Tirade By Posting Explicit Adult Content Don't open those notifications... By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes On Bizarre And Borderline Hateful Rant About Kendrick Lamar's "Auntie Diaries" Lamar revealed some pretty personal accounts on this "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" track and fans are understandably clapping back at Akademiks. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Puts Loren LoRosa On Blast For Questioning His Credibility Loren LoRosa's criticism of DJ Akademiks concerns his coverage of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard's "Grand National" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz Sued For Allegedly Receiving Millions In Stolen Funds Swizz Beatz is in trouble for a scandal that also involves Fugees member Pras. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2024
Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign's “Vultures 2” Release Takes Fans By Surprise Better late than never. By Caroline Fisher August 03, 2024
Music Remembering Foolio: A Rising Star's Tragic End Jacksonville rapper Foolio was tragically killed in an ambush on his 26th birthday, marking a devastating end to his rising career. By Rain Adams June 24, 2024
Music Ice Spice Shows Love To Cash Cobain After He Hilariously Admits His XXL Freshman Freestyle Was "Ass" Ice Spice is a big fan of Cash Cobain. By Cole Blake June 29, 2024