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Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Almost Asked Drake For A Loan To Please Daphne Joy Daphne Joy allegedly requested a big bag from DJ Akademiks on their date, which led him to consider asking Drake for a slice of his pie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Relationships Ari Fletcher Reveals Engagement With Moneybagg Yo & Wedding Details After a whole lot of speculation about Ari Fletcher and Moneybagg Yo's relationship, Fletcher set the record straight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Releases Full Drake & JAŸ-Z Debate With Charlamagne Tha God DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over alleged Roc Nation ties, JAŸ-Z and Drake biases, botting claims, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Absence From Maine Show After Being Late To Another Concert In New Hampshire Lil Wayne was late to a show in Gilford, New Hampshire on Friday, which subsequently led to him explaining his absence in Maine. By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music YG Verzuz The Game Officially Announced For Later This Month Two Compton titans are facing off in a "Verzuz" matchup very soon in Los Angeles, as YG and The Game will trade their biggest hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
TV 50 Cent Announces "Bone Parish" TV Show With Starz Despite Past Issues Although 50 Cent has had a rocky relationship with Starz, the strength of his "Power" universe led to this "Bone Parish" adaptation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Angers Fans After Failing To Show Up For Maine Concert Lil Wayne was supposed to kick off his "Tha Carter" anniversary tour's extension with 2 Chainz and The Game last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Sports Travis Kelce's Old Tweets Resurface Following Taylor Swift's Sweet Wedding Vows Social media users resurfaced Travis Kelce's old, problematic tweets after Taylor Swift described him as someone who stood up for bullied classmates. By Erika Marie July 08, 2026
Sports NBA Execs Accused Of Leveling Racist Smears Against Jaylen Brown After being traded from the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jaylen Brown is already being singled out by "inside" sources. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sports Freddie Gibbs Is Stunned After MSG Labels Him “High Risk” A new report reveals MSG's surveillance practices. By Aron A. July 10, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Is His Latest Album To Become Platinum Eligible Drake has garnered quite a bit of praise thanks to his new album, "ICEMAN," and on Monday, the album reached another accolade. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Sports Tristan Thompson Admits He's Trying To Mend LeBron James & Drake's Friendship Years after becoming one of sports and music's closest friendships, LeBron James and Drake may have an unlikely peacemaker in Tristan Thompson. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026