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Pop Culture Suge Knight Claims Tyrin Turner Was In Relationships With Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, & More In Vulgar Rant Suge Knight is standing by his over-the-top allegations he made just over a year ago about actor Tyrin Turner. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Drake Officially Tops Billboard 200 With "ICEMAN" Trilogy's First Week Sales Drake became the first artist to simultaneously debut three albums in the Billboard chart's top three, and he also broke a Jay-Z record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Removes "COUSINS" From Spotify During this period of enlightenment for Kanye West, he's also deleted songs like "HALLELUJAH" and "WW3" from his streaming accounts. By Zachary Horvath November 24, 2025
Music J Prince Jr. Tries To Clear His Name Amid The AllStar JR/NBA Ben 10 Rumors J Prince Jr. is coming forward after video footage showed him at the restaurant where NBA Ben 10 was allegedly shot by AllStar JR. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Cardi B Publicly Apologizes To Latto Following Shocking Leaked Call Audio Cardi B apologized to Latto for the stray she received during a leaked call where Cardi threatened to fight Ice Spice. By Devin Morton October 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Anthony Fantano For Drake "ICEMAN" Prediction DJ Akademiks said he told Drake to delay his new album "ICEMAN" because of folks like Anthony Fantano speculating about its release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music ScHoolboy Q Breaks His Silence Amid Ozempic Rumors ScHoolboy Q is the latest celebrity to face Ozempic rumors, joining the likes of Ice Spice, Lizzo, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Lil Pump’s Attempt To Ragebait J. Cole Is As Embarrassing As His Career Trajectory Lil Pump is back to ragebaiting J. Cole but the formula that made him famous no longer works, and that particular conversation has long moved on without him. By Aron A. March 10, 2026
Music Skrilla Shares Pictures Of Himself Sacrificing Animals To Celebrate The New Year Skrilla is best-known for starting the viral “67” craze with the release of his song, "Doot Doot (6 7)," last year. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Young Thug Settles Lil Wayne Beef And Hints At Having A Collab Album In The Works Young Thug's comments on Lil Wayne come after dropping his highly anticipated new album, "UY Scuti," last Friday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Extensively Explains The Petty Beef Between Drake & Dillon Brooks The internet doesn't know what Ak is trying to do by breaking this down. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Told Drake To Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone According to DJ Akademiks, Drake's explosive lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar should be the Toronto rapper's last. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025