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Music Maino Goes Off On DJ Akademiks For Fabolous Comments While Likening Him To "A Jar Of Relish" Maino is passionately defending Fabolous after DJ Akademiks made fun of how the rapper dresses compared to his age. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Stops Show To Sing Happy Birthday To Nine-Year-Old Fan Kendrick Lamar is wrapping up his last performances of the year in Australia, and has given fans many special moments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Streetwear A$AP Rocky Once Again Hints At "Don't Be Dumb" In New Moncler Ad A$AP Rocky seemed to use his recent Moncler ad to reference his next album, and fans are tired of the wait. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Dthang Arrested In Miami On Gun Charges Dthang has been arrested in the past for alleged possession of marijuana, cocaine, and a firearm, among other charges. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Joe Budden Gets Hilarious Response After Asking If Drake Will Diss Him On "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" drops on Friday, and with the album closer than ever, Joe Budden wants to know if he's catching strays. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Now Eligible For RIAA Gold Certification After First Week Sales Billboard hasn't confirmed the final first week sales numbers for Drake's "ICEMAN," but a few extra days of tracking at least got it to Gold. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music Comedian Shane Gillis To Star In Drake's Upcoming Music Video With Drake set to drop "ICEMAN" in a few days, it has been revealed that comedian Shane Gillis will be in an upcoming music video. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Offset Brushes Off Disappointing “Haunted By Fame” Debut Offset's new project "Haunted By Fame" didn't chart on this week's Billboard Hot 100, and sold less than 8K units. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Mo3's Alleged Killer Gets Trial Delayed While Yella Beezy's Case Sees Problems Prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy hired hitman Kewon White to kill Mo3 in Dallas back in 2020, and they are facing separate trials. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Daylyt's Reaction To "The Fall-Off" Resurfaces After J. Cole Finally Announces The Album J. Cole shared the first single from his highly anticipated new album, "The Fall-Off," last week ahead of its nearing release. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026