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Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Why He Thinks Jay-Z & Drake Started Beefing Although Jay-Z and Drake collaborated in the 2020s decade, DJ Akademiks thinks the root of their fallout happened much earlier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Sneakers DJ Zack Bia Receives Early Access To Virgil Abloh Archive Air Jordan 1 "Alaska" Zack Bia received an early pair of the Virgil Abloh Archives x Air Jordan 1 "Alaska" dropping later this month. By Ben Atkinson March 06, 2026
Gossip Miss Nikki Baby's Lawyers Claim LiAngelo Ball Makes A Lot More Than You Think Miss Nikki Baby's lawyers are fighting for more child support money after the pair split in February of this year. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music What Happened To Dr Dre & Kendrick Lamar's "The Recipe" Music Video? "The Recipe," which wound up being a bonus cut, was the first promotional single for Kendrick Lamar's classic "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Major Labels Reportedly Pressuring Streaming Platforms To Raise Prices Per the Financial Times, Spotify announced that they will raise the prices for their United States subscriptions in 2026's first quarter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Drake Is Reportedly Preparing To Take Aim At Kendrick Lamar With "ICEMAN" Tour According to DJ Akademiks, Drake is readying his highly anticipated ninth studio album, and has big plans for 2026. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Malice Promises Fans More New Music From Clipse Coming Very Soon Malice and Pusha T might get a few Grammys soon for their comeback album, "Let God Sort Em Out." And they might just get more after that... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Don Toliver Performs Two New Singles On "The Tonight Show" The performance comes as Don Toliver is gearing up to release his next studio album, "OCTANE," this Friday. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music T.I. Proclaims "Atlanta Is Here" In Passionate Defense Of His Hometown The rant comes as T.I. works on his long-awaited next studio album, "Kill The King," which he shared a single from, earlier this month. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Sneakers Iconic Air Jordan 14 Returns in "Forest Green:" Official Release Date Confirmed Jordan Brand confirms the Air Jordan 14 "Forest Green" release date, bringing back the classic white and green colorway. By Ben Atkinson January 18, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance At Unexpected California Spot After wrapping up his massive "Grand National" tour with SZA and others, Kendrick Lamar might not pop out again for quite a while... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Pop Culture Stake Co-Founder Responds To Civil RICO Lawsuit Involving Drake Bijan Tehrani confidently responded to DDG showing support to Drake, Adin Ross, and Stake amid their civil RICO class action lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026