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Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Wants R Kelly Released From Prison Kanye West is still a vocal supporter of R Kelly, even though the disgraced singer is serving 30 years for child sexual abuse. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Iced Out Jimmy Kimmel With 100k Chain Before Late-Nite Perfromance Of "Take Care" BigXThaPlug prepared for his world tour with Lil Baby with an outstanding set at Coachella 2025. Lil Baby's Wham Tour begins next month. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Music Jeezy Will Celebrate 20 Years Of "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101" With Grand Tour Jeezy's "TM:101 Live" tour will feature special guest DJ Drama and run from June to September of this year across the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Maintain Their Billboard Top Spot After "Grand National" Tour Opening This follows big business moves for the "luther" duo, such as Kendrick Lamar's Chanel partnership and SZA's "No Beauty" cosmetics line. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Sneakers A Closer Look At The Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 Return The Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 returns in June 2025 with two versions and all the iconic military-inspired details sneakerheads remember. By Ben Atkinson April 19, 2025
Music Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans React To The One-Year Anniversary Of "Like That" A lot has changed 12 months after Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud really took off and their fan bases have a lot to say about the battle. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Offset Sues ChaseTheMoney Amid Dispute Over "Worth It" Offset and ChaseTheMoney previously teamed up for the song off of his album, "Set It Off," but their relationship seems to have deteriorated. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Politics Shyne Loses Reelection Campaign As His Future In Politics Falls Into Uncertainty Shyne was originally elected to the Belizean House of Representatives back in the 2020 general election. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard Raises Serious Concerns Over Biggie Smalls Catalog Sale Gene Deal alleges that the two men behind the sale of Biggie Smalls' publishing and publicity rights had close ties to Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Responds To His Ex-Attorney’s Statement After Being Called Out On "PETERSON" Tory Lanez is doubling down on the pointed claims he had for Shawn Holley on his album he made in prison, "PETERSON." By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Deludedly Calls His Nazi Embrace His "Most Unbelievable Accomplishment" Kanye West recently tried to set up another interview with Joe Rogan, but Joe told him on Twitter that he was talking to an impersonator. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025