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Music DJ Akademiks Calls J. Cole Pathetic, Claims TDE Warned Cole About Kendrick Lamar Diss With J. Cole going on a media tour, DJ Akademiks went off on his livestream, claiming that the artist is pathetic for kowtowing to Kendrick. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Is Back On X, And He Has A Special Promise For His Fans Kanye West has been teasing the release of "Bully" for months now, and with his return to X, we are finally getting some details. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Usher Says Justin Bieber Drama Was An "Exaggeration" Usher and Justin Bieber reportedly got into a "heated exchange" at an Oscars party hosted by Beyoncé and Jay-Z. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Yeat Crashed His Car Into A House While Listening To Drake Yeat ended up going on to collaborate with Drake on his album, "For All The Dogs," with the track, "IDGAF," in 2023. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Gossip 50 Cent Blames Diddy For Usher & Justin Bieber's Alleged Confrontation 50 Cent shared an A.I.-generated image depicting Justin Bieber and Usher's alleged confrontation, and seemed to allude to rumors about Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Argues J. Cole Was Afraid Of Competing With JID On "The Fall-Off" Joey Bada$$ was discussing Jay-Z's recent stance on rap battles becoming too negative in modern hip-hop culture. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Pop Culture Woman Claims The Island Boys Are Jeffrey Epstein's Sons In 20v1 Flyysoulja of the Island Boys was recently on a "20v1" dating show, and a woman roasted him with comparisons to Jeffrey Epstein and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Chose Kendrick Lamar For Super Bowl Amid Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance sparked some serious controversy, but Jay-Z stands by his decision. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Pop Culture Mero Unleashes On DJ Akademiks In Scathing Hot 97 Rant DJ Akademiks previously described Mero as a "DEI hire" for Hot 97, following the departure of Ebro Darden. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Angie Stone's Daughter Slams Claressa Shields For Mistaking Her Mom For Jill Scott Angie Stone's daughter Diamond Stone called out Claressa Shields for mistakenly calling her late mother Jill Scott while speaking on a song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Lil Pump Punches Out Shirtless Heckler While Livestreaming With Clavicular Lil Pump was streaming with Clavicular on Tuesday evening, and not much good came out of it thanks to a physical altercation on camera. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
TV N3on Swatted & Arrested In Broad Daylight, And It Was All Caught On Video Controversial streamer N3on was out in Los Angeles over the weekend, and things did not end particularly well for him. By Alexander Cole March 23, 2026