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Pop Culture Daphne Joy Says "Business Is Good" After Tape Leak & DJ Akademiks Convo Daphne Joy spoke to Cam Newton on his "Funky Friday" podcast about all the attention she's getting from DJ Akademiks and many others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Pop Culture LeBron James Riles Drake Fans Up By Reposting "Shabang" Meme Drake's beef with LeBron James got an unexpected update while the latter celebrated with his championship Cleveland Cavaliers team. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music T.I. Confirms The Release Date For His Final Album "Kill The King" T.I. is looking to drop off "Kill The King" later this month, and it just so happens to be the final album of his career. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Lizzo's "B*tch" Album Reportedly Sells Less Than 3K First Week Lizzo's latest album has sparked questions about whether the singer can reconnect with the audience that once made her a Pop powerhouse. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks JAY-Z Should Do A “2026 Version Of ‘Takeover’” Charlamagne shares his prediction. By Aron A. July 08, 2026
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Sports Drake Hits A$AP Rocky With "Where She At?" Celebration At World Cup Drake was at Portugal and Croatia's face-off at the 2026 FIFA World Cup yesterday, which led to a sly shot at A$AP Rocky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Reacts To Donald Trump & Diddy Pardon Rumors, Ignores Backlash Donald Trump was rumored to be considering granting Diddy clemency amid 50 Cent's recent performance for Donald Trump Jr. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Gossip Pooh Shiesty's Mom Claims He & Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Are Expecting Pooh Shiesty's mother posted an ultrasound allegedly displaying Marissa Da'Nae's legal name, who is the mother of NLE Choppa's son ChoZen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Charlamagne Tha God Asking For Live Conversation DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over the Akademiks TV page, Jay-Z and Roc Nation, alleged crypto scams, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026