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Music JAŸ-Z Pops Out Courtside At The NBA Finals, Signs Vinyls For Fans JAŸ-Z was at the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden last night, and he was signing vinyls beforehand. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Sneakers Fat Joe Celebrated Knicks Reaching The Finals In Rare Kobe Air Force 1 Fat Joe celebrated the New York Knicks advancing to the NBA Finals in the Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Protro "Denim." By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2026
Music Akademiks Details Meeting Drake For The First Time In Toronto Drake apparently sent a private jet for DJ Akademiks to visit Toronto and made sure he received the 6 God treatment. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Stays At Number One On Billboard 200 In Its Third Week If Drake's "ICEMAN" goes number one next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it will be the longest-running chart-topper of the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Saweetie Hit With $3M Lawsuit For Alleged Fraud After Cancelling Japan Shows A concert promoter alleges that Saweetie and her touring company ran off with a $100K deposit. By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Sneakers StockX Just Revealed The Most-Bought Sneaker In Every US State StockX data reveals the most-bought sneaker by state since 2024, with a sleeper pair leading in 20 states. By Ben Atkinson May 30, 2026
Crime Quando Rondo Reportedly Released From Prison Quando Rondo was sentenced to 33-months in prison on federal drug charges. By Aron A. June 02, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 4 "Comic" Just Got Its Official Look Official images of the Air Jordan 4 "Comic" have arrived, giving sneaker fans their best look yet at one of the most colorful AJ4s yet. By Ben Atkinson May 31, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Catches Heat For Resurfaced R. Kelly Clips DJ Akademiks reacted to viral clips of Charlamagne Tha God talking about R. Kelly's explicit tape with an underage girl. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Stevie J Refuses To Switch Up On Diddy, Cuts Off Friends Who Did Despite many in the industry abandoning Diddy during his trial and following his conviction, Stevie J doubles down on his loyalty. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Label Has "No Idea" What Happened With "GNX," "Euphoria," & "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar had an album and a song taken off Apple Music on Monday, sparking widespread confusion about his music. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Warden Says Foolio Murderer Shouldn't Get Death Penalty So He Can Be Put To Work Four people were convicted of rapper Foolio's murder, and while prosecutors want the death penalty, a warden has other ideas. By Erika Marie May 13, 2026