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Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Politics Pharrell Awarded France's Highest National Honor With Future In Attendance French President Emmanuel Macron discussed Pharrell's music career as well as his work with Louis Vuitton. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Blames His Bipolar Condition On His Infamous 2002 Car Crash Kanye West issued a lengthy apology for all of his controversial behavior over the last several years of his career. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Politics Drake's Dad Dennis Graham Defends "ICEMAN" Title Amid Recent Shootings Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Threatens To Beat Offset Up After Heavy Social Media Beef Finesse2tymes and Offset have been beefing ever since Finesse brought 'Set's name up in reference to Cardi B and Stefon Diggs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Gets Pre-Trial Date For Allegedly Assaulting Woman & Driver Playboi Carti and his purported boo Giovanna "Gio" Ramos seemed to deny these claims back when they first surfaced last October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Drops Petty Video Of Latto As 21 Savage Tensions Escalate Fivio Foreign claimed he wasn't going to egg on 21 Savage any further, but he couldn't help himself by roping Latto into their beef. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Is Praying For "Hipster Rap" To Take The Mantle From Drill Rap During his new interview on "The Joe Budden Podcast," A$AP Rocky reflected on the era of indie rock in New York when he was coming up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Cardi B Reveals Dates For "Little Miss Drama" Tour Cardi B is finally embarking on her first-ever headlining tour after the release of her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Brutally Honest About Artists Backing Out Of “Am I The Drama?” Cardi B's sophomore album "Am I The Drama?" boasts features from Kehlani, Megan Thee Stallion, Selena Gomez, Janet Jackson, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Finally Reveals Star-Studded Features For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025