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Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till A secondary account for DJ Akademiks' brand (not run by him) equated the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Oscars joke to Emmett Till's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Drake Edges Out Kendrick Lamar On Billboard With "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Second Week Sales Now that Kendrick Lamar and Drake's newest albums are both charting on the Billboard 200 albums chart post-debuts, fans are keeping score. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music J Cole Is Up In The "cLOUDs" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" also boasts new releases from Ray Vaughn, Masicka, Little Simz, Lil Tjay, TiaCorine, and REASON this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Da'Vinchi Clarifies 50 Cent Relationship Amidst Messy Big Meech Feud Da'Vinchi works under 50 Cent, and he made it clear that he's got no issues with the combative and powerful TV producer. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Spotify Addresses Snoop Dogg’s Claim He Only Made $45K Off A Billion Streams Recently, Spotify issued a response to Snoop Dogg's claim that he only made $45K off of a billion streams. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Sneakers Jordan Heir “Neon Multi” Brings A Splash Of Neon The Jordan Heir “Neon Multi” brings a vibrant blend of neon hues and translucent panels to Jordan Brand’s newest silhouette. By Ben Atkinson February 27, 2025
Music Drake Throws Shade At Fake Friends During Last "Anita Max Win Tour" Stop Drake shared a fiery message for his former collaborators during the latest stop on his since-postponed tour of Australia. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Sneakers Ja Morant’s Nike Ja 2 Lineup Expands With Fresh New Looks Ja Morant reveals multiple new Nike Ja 2 colorways, featuring bold designs, mismatched palettes, and high-performance details. By Ben Atkinson February 27, 2025
Sneakers The Air Jordan 1 High OG “Sail/University Red” Brings Vintage Vibes Jordan Brand revamps a classic with the Air Jordan 1 High OG “Sail/University Red,” combining vintage tones with bold contras. By Ben Atkinson February 26, 2025
Music MAL Agrees With Freddie Gibbs That J Cole Must Stop "Talking Greasy" On His Records MAL of "New Rory & MAL" has also taken issue with J Cole's new track and is totally on team Freddie Gibbs, causing a debate on their podcast. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Allegedly Pepper Sprayed During Prison Riot A clip of Tory Lanez recording music behind bars went viral on Feb. 24 and after getting another look it appears he got caught in the riot. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Music Big As The What?: Kevin Durant Praises J Cole & Drake After Dreamville Boss' "cLOUDs" Single Kevin Durant praised Drake while reacting to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, so it's no surprise he did so after this J Cole cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025