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Music Tyler, The Creator Names His Mount Rushmore: Erykah, Pharrell, Jamiroquai, & More Hitmaker Tyler, the Creator names his favorite artists, rappers, and albums while chatting with DJ Drama on the Gangsta Grillz podcast. By Erika Marie June 02, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Hosts Gender Reveal Stream For His Son After Controversial Pregnancy Comments 6ix9ine and his partner revealed their child's gender during N3on's livestream, with Adin Ross, Clavicular, and Lil Pump also in attendance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Keefe D For Claiming Diddy Didn't Murder Tupac 50 Cent wants to make a bet that Duane "Keefe D" Davis will get a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of Tupac. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Dismisses Nicki Minaj's "Big Foot" During Milagro Gramz Testimony Megan Thee Stallion also discussed Drake's song, "Circo Loco," on which he appears to reference her as well. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Could Be Jailed If He Performs "Heil Hitler" In Brazil The update comes after Kanye West attempted to "take accountability" and repair his relationship with the Jewish community, last week. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Jim Jones Says Drake Is One Of "A Lot Of Kings" In Hip-Hop Right Now Jim Jones believes Drake is at the top of the game right now, but he expressed on Hot 97 that hip-hop doesn't have just one "ruler." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Claims Evidence From Megan Thee Stallion Case Was Loaded With Errors Tory Lanez is now three years into his 10-year prison sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Fails To Avoid Testimony In Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit Megan Thee Stallion's defamation case against Milagro Gramz already had two depositions with Tory Lanez, and two with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Lizzo Says The Body Positivity Movement Is Leaving Plus-Size Women Behind Lizzo is advocating for plus-sized women in a new Substack essay. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Music AllStar JR Reacts To News About NBA Ben 10's Recovery AllStar JR has been taunting NBA Ben 10 over his shooting injuries, and he's got more jokes after the latter's recovery news. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Akademiks Accuses Loren Larosa, Marc Lamont Hill & Rob Markman Of Roc Nation Bias Akademiks speaks out over a dismissed lawsuit against Drake, Stake and himself. By Aron A. August 17, 2026