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Music DJ Akademiks Tells Young Thug To "Get Back On Drugs" After New Snippet DJ Akademiks would like to go back to Young Thug's early career days, as he's not a fan of his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Hits Offset With A Reality Check Following Lil Tjay Altercation Following an altercation with Lil Tjay on Monday, Offset spoke to DJ Akademiks, who had some words of wisdom. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2026
Music New 50 Cent Docuseries Heads To Hulu An upcoming three-part 50 Cent docuseries will show how the Grammy-winner went "from the streets of Queens to global cultural dominance." By Caroline Fisher April 07, 2026
Music Lizzo Claims Every Rapper Slid In Her DMs After She Got Famous Lizzo spoke about her love life while appearing on Benny Blanco's podcast, "Friends Keep Secrets," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Sports Stephen A. Smith Reveals What He Really Thinks Of Cam Newton Following Jason Whitlock Controversy After the fallout from the Jason Whitlock on interview on Cam Newton's show, Stephen A. Smith is weighing in all over again. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks A Hot 200 Record For Hip-Hop With "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Sneakers Chase B Just Showed His Early Pair Of The Off White Jordan 1 "Alaska" Chase B received an early pair of the Off White Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 "Alaska" ahead of its April 3 release. By Ben Atkinson March 19, 2026
Relationships RZA Shares His Thoughts On A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Naming Their Son After Him RZA's comments on A$AP Rocky and Rihanna come after a woman fired several gunshots at their home in Beverly Hills. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Beyoncé’s Father Speaks To Don Lemon About Stolen Hard Drive Controversy Beyonce’s father stopped by ”The Don Lemon Show” and addressed the recent theft of his daughter’s music from an SUV in Atlanta. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Reveals He's Done Doing Collaborations Unless They Happen "Oragnically" Kid Cudi's next studio album is due out in a couple of weeks and for those hoping there would be features... we're sorry to burst your bubble. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025