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Music Kid Cudi Kicks M.I.A. Off His Tour After Republican Rant Gets Met With Boos M.I.A. was the opening act on Kid Cudi's Rebel Ragers Tour, although that is now officially over thanks to her antics. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 12 “Sumo” Will Be A Japan-Exclusive The Air Jordan 12 'Sumo' is releasing exclusively through a Japan-only raffle, with entries opening this week. By Ben Atkinson August 18, 2026
Music Young Thug Claims He Just “Put A Baby” In Mariah The Scientist Young Thug's latest confession seems to indicate that he and Mariah The Scientist are still an item despite their recent rift. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Confirms "Tha Carter VII" Is "Coming Soon" Lil Wayne was on "Wake Up Barstool" recently, where he made the claim that "Tha Carter VII" could be dropping soon. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Sneakers Yeezy YS-02 Slide: Release Date, Details, And What We Know The Yeezy YS-02 slide is dropping soon, continuing his footwear expansion with another minimal, logo-free design in the YZY label. By Ben Atkinson April 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Heavily Insinuates Drake Is Dropping Something Today Drake is set to drop "ICEMAN" on May 15, but according to a recent stream from DJ Akademiks, something could arrive much sooner. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Album Is Done, But There's One Thing Holding Up Its Release Ray Daniels was recently on his podcast, where he revealed the latest development concerning JAŸ-Z and his new album. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Believes All Of Drake's Beefs Are Because Of Jay-Z Amid recent shots between Drake and Jay-Z, DJ Akademiks claimed Drizzy's past enemies like Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T were just Hov's pawns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Reclaims Number One Spot On US Apple Music Drake's "ICEMAN" recently overtook Olivia Rodrigo's new album "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" on Apple Music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial R. Kelly's plans to prepare his reply brief as he fights for a new trial were thwarted after being thrown into solitary confinement. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Sports YK Osiris Gets TKO'd By Scam Likely During Adin Ross-Funded Boxing Match YK Osiris was taking part in the latest Brand Risk Promotions fight, and he ended up getting TKO'd by Scam Likely. By Alexander Cole January 23, 2026
Music Netflix Fires Back At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations Diddy was furious with Netflix for putting out 50 Cent's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025