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Music DJ Akademiks Has A Theory About Kanye West's Involvement At ComplexCon DJ Akademiks was streaming with Trap Lore Ross, and had an interesting theory about Kanye West and Playboi Carti. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Lil Baby's Team Offered Promo Payment Despite Beef DJ Akademiks is not a fan of Lil Baby at all, and continues to claim a member of Baby's entourage tried to "swing on" him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives A Big Thank You From Man Who Allegedly Assaulted Rick Ross’s Son The individual proclaimed his innocence while expressing his appreciation for 50 Cent, though it's unclear if Fif actually paid for his bond. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Doesn't Think Lil Durk's VICAR Case Will Make It To Trial Bradford Cohen has a lot of legal experience pertaining to hip-hop cases, and Lil Durk is facing a massive one right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Kodak Black Floats The Idea Of Becoming A Streamer Amidst drama involving Kai Cenat, Kodak Black has floated the idea of getting into the streaming world on a permanent basis. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Music Chris Brown’s Ex-Housekeeper Accepts Reduced $9.5M Award The dog attack case will not return to trial after Maria Avila agreed to accept a $3.4 million reduction in her award. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Songwriter Reveals Which Ariana Grande Song Was Meant For Beyoncé & JAY-Z Ilya Salmanzadeh recently offered some insight into an Ariana Grande smash hit which was actually meant for JAY-Z and Beyonce. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music Drake’s “FOMO” Songs Set For Impressive Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's bound for a stellar debut with his "FOMO" songs. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Playboi Carti & Ken Carson Perform At ComplexCon After Alleged LUCKI Fight LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during a fight at ComplexCon yesterday, which was allegedly between his and Playboi Carti's entourages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Music Chris Brown Gets $12.9M Dog Attack Judgment Reduced, But Case Isn’t Over By Erika Marie September 29, 2026
Music Yeat's "Fortnite" Skins & Jam Tracks Have Been Unveiled Yeat has a new collaboration with "Fortnite" on the horizon, and fans have every reason to be excited about it. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Family Reaches Settlement With Live Nation In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Drakeo The Ruler's family claimed Live Nation didn't take proper precautions in ensuring his security the night he died. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026