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Music DJ Akademiks Addresses Theory That Drake Was Involved With Baby Keem's Girl DJ Akademiks is always being presented interesting theories on his streams, and recently, he dealt with one involving Baby Keem and Drake. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music BIA Responds To Cardi B's Tour Diss By Calling Out Stefon Diggs Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music D4vd Breaks Lease On Los Angeles Home As Investigation Into Teen’s Death Continues The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was found dismembered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Blueface's Daughter Threatens To Call The Police On Him For Annoying Her Blueface couldn't help but laugh at his daughter Journey, as he recently got out of prison for probation violations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Jay-Z Fans Left Frustrated With Massive Ticket Queues For His Yankee Stadium Shows Jay-Z will be performing back-to-back concerts in celebration of his iconic albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Apologizing To Jewish Collaborators For Past Antisemitism Recently, Kanye West decided to turn over a new leaf, meeting with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto and expressing remorse for his behavior. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Announces Tampa Concert Amid World Tour Amid upcoming Kanye West concerts this summer, this Tampa show is the only one so far in North America. Ye performed in L.A. last month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Gracie Bon Re-iterates That Drake Did Nothing Illegal But Is Worried About Her Story Going Viral Gracie Bon, a Panamanian model, has been the talk of the town to kick the week off for her alleged fling with Drake. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Says Nipsey Hussle Was The Modern-Day Jesus Nipsey Hussle was an important figure in hip-hop for his philanthropy and efforts to revitalize his hometown of Crenshaw. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Travis Scott Under Fire Over Alleged Lyrics About Kylie Jenner’s Breast Implants Kylie Jenner fans speculate that Travis Scott referenced her on his new Don Toliver collab, and they're not happy about it. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music Drake Gifts A Janice $5K At Exclusive Toronto Party While Fans Line Up In addition to this Toronto event, Drake's exclusive Janice parties are also taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Houston. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why He's Worried About Young Thug The rant comes after Charleston White claimed that Young Thug and his crew allegedly attacked him over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026