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Music Joe Budden Confronts DJ Akademiks For Not Defending Him Against Adin Ross Joe Budden took strong issue with Adin Ross' Doechii criticisms, and DJ Akademiks explained why he's not checking Ross' Budden disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Pledges To “Legally Burn” Playboi Carti in a “Gas Chamber” Kanye West has been wrapped up in numerous feuds on social media as his constant offensive antics continue. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Reaches Lucky #1 On The Charts For A 7th Time Kendrick Lamar and SZA's latest single follows a successful history of collaborations, including "30 for 30" and "All The Stars." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music BIA's Disastrous First-Week Sales For "BIANCA" Have Cardi B Fans Ecstatic It was initially reported that BIA's "BIANCA" moved 8,000 units first week. However, the official number is even lower than anticipated. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Dame Dash's Film Company Sells For A Pitiful $100 At Auction Along with the film production company, Dame Dash lost the rights to several movies, including "Honor Up." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Falls Out Of The Hot 100 After Historic Run Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" will probably never be surpassed in terms of the success it achieved as a diss track. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Drake x Bobbi Althoff: 5 Takeaways From "Not This Again" Episode 1 Drake sat down with Bobbi Althoff for a new interview, over two years since their first one went viral. Here are some takeaways. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Returns To Twitter To Announce South Africa Concert Following his controversial cryptocurrency launch, Kanye West returned to his infamous social media page ahead of his new album "Bully." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Lil Baby Has Frightening Run-In With A Fan During Meet & Greet Lil Baby will continue to perform on his "WHAM World Tour" through October, concluding with shows in Australia and New Zealand. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Police Identify Suspect In The Murder Of G$ Lil Ronnie And His Five-Year-Old Daughter Fans have been paying tribute to G$ Lil Ronnie and his daughter on social media following the attack on Monday. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Announces Surprise Album Dropping This Friday Benny The Butcher is returning and dropping his first LP of 2025 and he's bringing along some familiar friends. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gets Brutally Honest About "Animosity" In Warren G Friendship Warren G recently admitted that he misses hanging out with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and claimed they ghosted him at Super Bowl LVI. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025