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Music Young Thug Claps Back At DJ Akademiks' Snitching Criticisms Young Thug is going to be dropping a new album soon, although DJ Akademiks has some criticism for the artist. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Pop Culture Andrew Schultz Calls Kendrick Lamar "Hypocritical" For His Apparent "GNX" Diss Andrew Schulz has not let this beef with Kendrick Lamar go and his latest comments show that he's got a lot to get off his chest still. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Drake Teams Up With 21 Savage Again And Raps About YSL RICO Case On Freshly Leaked Songs One of these songs is presumably a "Her Loss" leftover, but both Drake leaks have a "Push Ups"-esque beat for him to skate over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Sports Kevin Gates Adds Fuel To The LeBron & Savannah James Fire By Sitting Courtside At The Lakers Game Kevin Gates brought along his latest romantic interest, Brittany Renner, to watch the Lakers on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake April 23, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Fires Back At Skepta With New Diss Track, "Nobody Cares" Joyner Lucas and Skepta have been hinting at dropping diss tracks aimed at one another for the last couple of weeks. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Pusha T Addresses Why Jay-Z Didn’t Feature On New Clipse Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and Malice recently pulled up to "The Breakfast Club" to talk about the new Clipse album and the fruitless Jay-Z collab rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Cardi B Seemingly Trolls JT Again With Response To New Diss Track Cardi B and JT have now launched various diss tracks against one another, although it seems like their overt shots have turned subliminal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Has The Internet In Tears With Fake Diddy Yearbook Photo Diddy is certainly in a terrible predicament right now, but 50 Cent couldn't care less as he's back tormenting him again. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Shuts Down Snitching Accusations After Peewee Roscoe Audio Goes Viral Fans have been calling out Young Thug on social media in response to the resurfaced audio clip on Wednesday. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Full Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Finally Revealed The Super Bowl Halftime Show viewership numbers arrive as Kendrick Lamar is expected to be involved in the 2028 Olympics. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Chicago Show Canceled Amid Rampant Security Concerns NBA YoungBoy was slated to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24th, but that appears to be dead in the water. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2025