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Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Ice Spice Samples M.I.A. Hit In Upcoming Single Fans haven't heard much from Ice Spice on the music front lately, but now, it looks like the Bronx femcee is gearing up for something new. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Out 21 Savage For Being Friends With "Snitch" Young Thug 21 Savage recently criticized 6ix9ine for infamously working with the authorities in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Officially Welcome Their 3rd Child Together Rihanna and A$AP Rocky already share two sons, RZA and Riot, and have now welcomed a daughter named Rocki Irish. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Diddy’s Team Raises Concerns About Diversity After Juror Gets Disqualified Recently, one juror was removed from Diddy's trial after the prosecution accused him of being dishonest about his living situation. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Is Reportedly Dropping A Surprise Album Very Soon With Gunna & Sexyy Red Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain will reportedly feature on Justin Bieber's supposed new album, his first in four years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Cam'ron Reflects On His Relationship With Dame Dash On New Freestyle Cam'ron's feud with Dame Dash's has escalated in recent years and he broke it all down in his latest freestyle. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Turn All The Way Up At Screenings Of Rapper's Documentary NBA YoungBoy fans flooded select theaters to watch the rapper's MASA tour documentary and it's safe to say they enjoyed it. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Forever Changed Halloween The spooky staple still earns massive airplay four decades later. By Demi Phillips October 08, 2023
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Pays Tribute To A$AP Yams 11 Years After His Passing A$AP Rocky took a break from his "Don't Be Dumb" rollout to honor the late A$AP Yams, announcing a livestream for Yams Day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Has Fans Head Over Heels After Debuting Blonde Bob At AMAs Sexyy Red has sported a lot of controversial looks over the last couple of years, but this one seems to be just right with her fans. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025