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Music DJ Akademiks Sarcastically Responds To Kendrick Lamar Removing "GNX" From Apple Music Kendrick Lamar reportedly removed "GNX" from Apple Music today, and it has led to all sorts of calamity on social media. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Man Who Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Officially Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Charles Polevich killed Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj in a hit-and-run five years ago, leading to a wrongful death lawsuit. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Hip-Hop Media For Hyping Up Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping in two weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks is telling some media members to stay on THAT side. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj’s Ex-Manager Alleges Discovery Abuse In Assault Case Last January, Nicki Minaj's former manager sued her for allegedly hitting him in the face during her "Pink Friday 2" tour. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Sports Ayesha Howard Accuses Anthony Edwards Of Lying About Assets In Custody Battle The custody battle between Ayesha Howard and Anthony Edwards is still going and recently, she accused the NBA star of a serious act. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music PlaqueBoyMax Calls Out DJ Akademiks & Tory Lanez Affiliate For Inappropriate Comments To 15-Year-Old These are some pretty disturbing clips. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Sneakers Devin Booker Suits Up In Exclusive Nike Book 1 “Lions” PE Booker continues his run of legendary player exclusives. By Ben Atkinson January 20, 2025
Music Rihanna Proves Drake Wrong During The First Night Of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently caught some strays from Drake on "Burning Bridges," just days before Rocky went on tour. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Sneakers Destroy Lonely Is The Latest Artist To Join Reebok's Born Classic Campaign Destroy Lonely joins Reebok's global "Born Classic. Worn Forever." campaign spotlighting the Workout Plus and Club C 85 Vintage. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Streetwear O.T. Genasis Says He's Selling His AP After The Swatch x AP Collab O.T. Genasis says he's selling his Audemars Piguet watch after the brand announced an affordable collaboration with Swatch. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026