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Pop Culture Mero Unleashes On DJ Akademiks In Scathing Hot 97 Rant DJ Akademiks previously described Mero as a "DEI hire" for Hot 97, following the departure of Ebro Darden. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals What "Disgusted" Him About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef J. Cole was on Cam'ron's show "Talk With Flee," which led to an in-depth look at the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef. By Alexander Cole March 23, 2026
Music Drake Is Reportedly On Pace To Achieve Hip-Hop's Biggest Streaming Year Ever Drake might make this hypothetical streaming achievement even more significant if he drops "ICEMAN" later in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Roots Picnic Unveils Their Full Lineup For 2026 Roots Picnic already grabbed an incredible headlining act with Jay-Z and they are surrounding him with a great supporting cast. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Latto Reveals She’s Pregnant With New Album Announcement She's finally a 'Big Mama!' By Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026
Music Adam22 Calls Out Clavicular Over Viral Blueface Moment Clav has been gaining attention for various questionable reasons lately. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026
Sports Dystany Spurlock Makes History As First Black Woman To Compete In NASCAR's ARCA Menards Series Dystany Spurlock is a record-breaking motorcyle drag racer who is about make history in NASCAR's Arca Menards Series. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026
Music Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
TV Teyana Taylor Scolds Oscars Security Guard For Putting Their Hands On Her Teyana Taylor's rewarding night at the Oscars included a tense run-in with a security guard for reportedly putting hands on her. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Atlanta Gangster Rap A "Clown Show" DJ Akademiks has been beefing with Atlanta rappers lately, and now, he is looking to escalate that grievance. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Sports Wu-Tang Clan Propel Knicks To Historic Comeback Victory Thanks To Epic Halftime Show Despite being down 27 points at halftime, the New York Knicks came back to win, and the Wu-Tang Clan may have inspired the comeback. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Believes Jay-Z Is Going To Respond To Drake Drake had some slick lines for Jay-Z on his album "ICEMAN," and Uncle Murda believes this is going to lead to a response. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026