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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Pop Culture N3on Arrested While Trying To Get Into Chicago's O-Block, Fans Are Skeptical N3on claimed to police officers during his arrest that he was trying to host a giveaway for kids in Chicago's O-Block neighborhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Ice Cube Taps Mike Epps For “Friday” 30th Anniversary Concert Ice Cube plans to commemorate 30 years of “Friday." By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music Disturbing Metro Boomin Tweets Resurface Amidst Drake Battle Some of these tweets did NOT age well. By Elias Andrews May 07, 2024
Music Muni Long Reveals Kesha Situation On Pitbull's "Timber" Made Her Stop Writing For Atlantic Records' Non-Melanated Acts Muni Long tells stories about Atlantic Records played her. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 01, 2025
Music Jadakiss Confirms He Has A New Solo Album In The Works Jadakiss has new music on the way. By Cole Blake October 02, 2024
Music Pouya Addresses Pedophilia Allegations Pouya claims his account was hacked in 2017 and he was not responsible for asking an underage boy to send him nude photos. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021
Music Drake Appears To Have Purchased 2Pac's Iconic Death Row Chain In New Instagram Post Drake is currently in Copenhagen as part of his EU tour, and he recently showed off the Death Row chain he appears to have purchased. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Life India Love Celebrates Her Birthday With NSFW Nude Photo Shoot India Love bares it all in her new NSFW photo shoot celebrating her birthday. By hnhh February 07, 2017
Music E-40 Knew Kendrick Lamar Was A Star, Praises Him & Jay Rock The Bay Area icon recalled being on the road with the rappers over 10 years ago & praised them for working as a TDE team. By Erika Marie March 03, 2021
Original Content Auto-Tune In Hip-Hop: A Brief History From T-Pain To Future Since its first iteration in the late ‘90s, Auto-Tune has, for better or for worse, turned into something of a Pandora’s Box. Today, we’re diving into the history of the controversial, ever-evolving pitch-correcting software. By Noor Lobad December 08, 2020
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026