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Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea Finally Addresses Accusations Of Using A "Blaccent" Iggy Azalea also discussed her decision to step away from music over a year after her initial retirement announcement.. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Ja Rule Alleges Racism While Explaining Jumping Incident At Brandy & Monica Show Before clearing this up, Ja Rule took a shot at 50 Cent's mockery and backed up Max B's statement that he had nothing to do with it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Viciously Mocks Gucci Mane's Wife Over Her Allergy Claim Gucci Mane may want to retract his past apology to Nicki Minaj because she's continuing her verbal assault on his wife, Keyshia Ka'Oir. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Charleston White Backs Nicki Minaj In Cardi B Beef Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's recent Twitter fight led Charleston White and many others to revisit this near-decade-long debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music BabyChiefDoIt Angrily Responds To Intense Backlash He's Received For His ChatGPT Comments BabyChiefDoIt sparked disappointment from fans after an interview went viral of him saying he's used ChatGPT to help write his songs. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Maino Blames Keyshia Ka'oir For Gucci Mane Allegedly Snitching On Pooh Shiesty Police arrested Pooh Shiesty and several others for allegedly robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music D4vd’s Harsh Jail Conditions Revealed D4vd was arrested last week and hit with multiple charges related to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Diddy's Legal Team Proposes Massive $50 Million Bail Package If the new proposal is unsuccessful, Diddy will remain behind bars until his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Shockingly Announces Surprise Mixtape Coming Out This Month Metro Boomin previewed this upcoming mixtape with a slick new song featuring lyrical assistance from Roscoe Dash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Unveils Nazi-Inspired Logos For New Album "Bully" Cover Art & Sunday Service Kanye West's controversies also extended to antisemitic conspiracy theories around the new Playboi Carti album and his coparenting rifts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Sends Loving Message To Quavo After Jail Call Leak Young Thug previously dissed the Migos' financial situation in a jail call leak, adding to Thugger's list of apologies and attempts at unity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 15, 2025