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Music DJ Akademiks Predicts Kanye West's Surprising First Week Sales Numbers For "DONDA 2" DJ Akademiks has platformed Kanye West's chaos a lot in recent months, whether that's their interview or Ak's recent Kardashians rant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Drake Suggests New Album "ICEMAN" Is Almost Here With Strong Message After speaking out about the "ICEMAN" rollout in a rare interview, it seems like Drake is kicking his new album into full gear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Addresses Pregnancy Rumors During Fiery Rant Recently, one social media user thought Cardi B seemed out of breath during a livestream, prompting them to suspect that she's expecting. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Cardi B Disses JT With Scathing Lil Uzi Vert Bars On "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B takes aim at several of her rivals on her new album, "Am I The Drama?," which she put out on Friday. By Cole Blake September 19, 2025
Music Young Thug & 21 Savage React To Gunna's Lil Baby Diss In Alleged Leaked Audio The Young Thug snitching scandal has brought up a whole lot of drama, whether it's the Gunna beef with other MCs or alleged industry drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Lil Baby Taunts Jack Doherty By Snatching His Chain At The Club Lil Baby couldn't resist messing with Jack Doherty as his chain was up for grabs in his eyes with seemingly no security in sight. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Diddy's Daughter Wipes Tears Away As Family Exits Trial's Closing Arguments Diddy's defense team reportedly begins their closing arguments today, and we expect the Combs family to attend this wrap-up as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyers Are Livid With Expert Witness' Testimony And Are Taking Immediate Action Diddy's high-profile criminal trial will continue with testimony on Tuesday, following a break for Memorial Day Weekend. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Bad Bunny Reveals Why He Refuses To Tour In The United States Bad Bunny will also be performing 30 shows in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for his "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí" residency. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music 6ix9ine's New Mugshot Surfaces Online As He Begins His Jail Sentence 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending the next three months behind bars. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Kanye West Taunts 50 Cent By Calling Him "25 Cent" While Remembering Their 2007 Feud Kanye West was the underdog during the 2007 rivalry with 50 Cent for hip-hop supremacy between Graduation and Curtis. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Pop Culture Jay-Z & Beyonce Reportedly Sealing Deal On 58 Acres Of Land To Build Countryside Getaway In Cotswolds Jay-Z and Beyonce have plenty of lavish estates in the U.S., but they are looking to branch out overseas with this move. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025