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Music DJ Akademiks Posits Curious Theory About Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Allegedly Low Tour Sales While this conversation around Kendrick Lamar and SZA's tour isn't even confirmed, DJ Akademiks threw shade at his fanbase to explain it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes History By Winning Best Rap Performance And Best Rap Song Grammy For "Not Like Us" Kendrick did it again. By Alexander Cole February 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Raw Vocals From Super Bowl Halftime Show Surface And They Are Impressive Now we have another metric to judge whether people really sang "Not Like Us" that loud at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show... By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Big U's Massive 43-Count Indictment Unsealed The longtime alleged gang leader, Big U, is facing a number of charges after authorities arrested him in Los Angeles, last week. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Megan Thee Stallion’s Tory Lanez Restraining Order Is “Horrific” For Her Career DJ Akademiks continues to question Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher January 11, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Claps Back At iShowSpeed With Aggressive Diss Track Kai went Kung Fu Kenny with it, at least in terms of clothing. By Elias Andrews April 26, 2024
Pop Culture Kanye West's 7 Biggest Controversies: From Taylor Swift To Donald Trump Ye’s controversies include the infamous Taylor Swift feud and his recurrent antisemitic comments. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023
Music Rod Wave Previews Drake Collab: "GOAT" Fans have been waiting for this link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj & Armon Wiggins Eviscerate Each Other On Live Over Her "Trash" Music Things got heated fast... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 18, 2024
Music Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, & Sade Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame highlighted a total of eight performers in the class of 2026, including several noteworthy names. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music iLoveMakonnen Announces His Retirement With Farewell Single The rapper has decided to call it a day. By Elias Andrews September 06, 2024
Music Diddy Accused Of Fleeing L.A. In The Trunk Of A Police Car While Panicking After Biggie Smalls' Death The allegation was made in one of many lawsuits Diddy is facing as he remains behind bars in Brooklyn on charges of alleged sex trafficking. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025