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Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Relationships DJ Akademiks Denies Spreading NBA YoungBoy Rumor Amid Kai Cenat Break Up Kai Cenat's breakup with Gigi Alayah has become a viral story online for several reasons, including a rampant rumor involving NBA YoungBoy. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Desiigner Looks Rough In Mugshot Following Domestic Violence Arrest According to the Horry County Sheriff's office, Desiigner was taken into custody in South Carolina earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Wants To Modify His Sentence From The YSL RICO Case Young Thug accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case, last October, to completely avoid further prison time. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Promoter Demands $27 Million From Rod Wave In Massive New Lawsuit Rod Wave is accused of failing to fulfill obligations during his "Last Lap" tour and refusing to return money he was given in advance. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 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
Music Travis Scott Reveals GloRilla & 21 Savage Will Be Featured On "JACKBOYS 2" Some are questioning the inclusion of Big Glo on a Travis Scott project, but he is a master curator, so we will let him cook. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Kodak Black Claps Back At Rampant Meth Rumors Sadly, Kodak Black has been accused of abusing numerous hard drugs throughout his career and he's expressed how much it bothers him. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025