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Music DJ Akademiks Defends Drake's "ICEMAN" As AOTY & Roasts J. Cole At ComplexCon DJ Akademiks, Jordan Rose, Adam22, and French Montana debated if Drake, J. Cole, or others had the 2026 album of the year at ComplexCon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Music 50 Cent Calls Tia Kemp A "Gangsta Granny" After Securing Temporary Restraining Order 50 Cent has secured a temporary restraining order against Tia Kemp, and now, he is taking some shots on social media. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026
TV Stockton City Council Votes To Remove Jason Lee As Vice Mayor Stockton City Countil voted to remove Jason Lee as vice mayor after months of tension with Stockton mayor Christina Fugazi. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Lil Baby's Team Offered Promo Payment Despite Beef DJ Akademiks is not a fan of Lil Baby at all, and continues to claim a member of Baby's entourage tried to "swing on" him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Is "Thinking A Lot" About Changing His Name Chance The Rapper reflected on what his stage name means to him, and why he's been seriously considering a different, albeit similar, moniker. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Seemingly Throws Shade At Mero & Hot 97 Over Ratings Charlamagne Tha God refutes recent claims that Mornings With Mero had better ratings than The Breakfast Club. By Aron A. October 20, 2026
Crime 50 Cent Files Court Order To Prevent Tia Kemp From Targeting His Son Fif’s online beef has made it to the courtroom. By Aron A. October 27, 2026
Music Yeat's "Fortnite" Skins & Jam Tracks Have Been Unveiled Yeat has a new collaboration with "Fortnite" on the horizon, and fans have every reason to be excited about it. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Perform Their Classics With Jay-Z At SoFi Stadium Jay-Z was performing at SoFi Stadium on Saturday night and brought out two legends in Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. By Alexander Cole October 25, 2026
Music Cardi B Delivers Scintillating NPR Tiny Desk Performance Cardi B delivered her NPR Tiny Desk concert on Monday, and it was filled with some of the biggest hits of her career. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music John Legend Has Reservations About Reuniting With Kanye West Despite their complicated history, John Legend is open to a private conversation but believes Kanye West has more amends to make. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Suggests Drake's Spending Is Out Of Control DJ Akademiks got to see Drake's spending up close and personal over the weekend, and he was in awe the whole time. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026