Cardi isn’t really known for her music anymore. But she is known for angry screeds against her ex Offset. It looks like that energy got her back into the studio. Today, Bardi announced that “Outside”, her rumored Set diss, is dropping Friday. Is that something you will be checking out?
Kendrick Lamar has spent the last two years dominating Billboard’s Hip Hop Chart. His Drake diss “Not Like Us” spent 22 weeks at number one last year Now, “Luther”, his track with SZA, has been atop the chart for 25 weeks. “Luther” also topped the Hot 100 for 13 weeks. Are you surprised by what […]
Lil Wayne has had a huge influence on Drake’s career. According to Weezy’s son, Lil Novi, is even bigger than we knew. Novi was asked who was better, his dad or Drake, and he responded by claiming Wayne was Drake’s pen. Lil Wayne’s son Lil Novi says that his dad wrote most of Drake’s music […]
We are almost a month into the Diddy. Yesterday, for the first time, the jury was shown some of the notorious “freak-off” tapes, which haven’t been released publicly. The reaction? Laughter. The jurors only watched about 30 seconds of the tapes. They did so with their headphones on. However, since the headphones weren’t soundproof, the […]
NBA YoungBoy has had a great couple of months. He was released from prison on April 26, months earlier than his expected date. Then, with a controversial pardon, President Trump ended YB’s probation for two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six counts of misdemeanor unlawful pharmacy conduct. […]
Warren G wasn’t included in his stepbrother Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime show a few years back, even though Warren was a big part of Dre’s career and even introduced Dre to Snoop Dogg. During a stop on The Breakfast Club, he discussed being left off of music’s biggest stage and speculated that something must […]
RZA has been around long enough to see just about all the emcees. During a stop on Drink Champs, the 55-year-old named which one is the best. RZA was asked to compare GZA to Nas when he made his declaration on who is the overall GOAT. “For MC-ing, my favorite, best MC is the GZA. […]
Pray for Justin Bieber. The 31-year-old appears to be melting down before our eyes. Last week, he crashed out on the paparazzi. Over the weekend, he shared a disturbing text exchange with an unnamed person and admitted he’s a broken man with anger issues. Justin Bieber shares text with an unnamed person 👀 pic.twitter.com/jn3F8zm3tU — […]
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Carter VI is getting the worst reviews of Lil Wayne’s career. And, yes, we are including the rock album. Wayne’s daughter Reginea Carter defended the album. Lil Wayne’s daughter, Reginae Carter, calls out fans for saying ‘Tha Carter VI’ is trash. “The fact that y’all can’t get on TikTok and do a fucking dance to […]
Drake and LeBron James used to be homies. Then came the great Drake vs. Everybody beef in 2024. LeBron sided with Everybody, specifically Kendrick Lamar. So things were probably a bit awkward when Lebron and Drake were at the same place this weekend. It was a wedding for Vinay Virmani, who works at LeBron’s company, […]
Justin Bieber has had enough. The singer has been in the public eye since he was a boy, and the stress of the fishbowl has caused him to lash out at photographers who were hounding him at the beach. Justin Bieber crashed out on some paparazzi today pic.twitter.com/TS0UpdGNvO — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) June 14, 2025 […]
Antonio Brown is wanted for attempted murder in the shooting of Zül-Qarnain Nantambu, who was grazed in the neck after an altercation with Brown outside of an Adin Ross boxing event last month. According to Brown, he went off because Natambu tried to snatch his chain. Natambu sees it differently. He told TMZ the altercation […]
Earlier this week, DDG revealed that he earned $12 million from streaming on Twitch last month. Others, like Adin Ross and Kai Cenat, make even more than that. That caught Young Thug’s attention. During a chat with Ross, he claimed his rap career was over because he wants that streaming money. Young Thug says he’s […]
Alabama rapper NoCap signed a deal with NBA Youngboy’s label, but he fell out with him in 2022. His relationship with Lil Baby also deteriorated that same year. That was confirmed when he told a fan that he would no longer work with the Atlanta rapper. NoCap addressed falling out with both rappers on social […]
Drake isn’t the only famous rapper who likes to make large sports bets. Old man JAY-Z got in on the NBA Finals action when he wagered a million bucks through Fanatics Sportsbook that the Oklahoma City Thunder would defeat the Indiana Pacers in five or fewer. It seemed like a solid bet. But the upstart […]
Lil Baby will have some serious star power on his next project. During a stream with Adin Ross, Baby was asked to name three features on his upcoming album. When he paused, Ross asked him to name one. Lil Baby says his new album will feature Michael Jackson as a sample 👀 pic.twitter.com/l1ogLVlxsM — Kurrco […]
That didn’t take long. Just a couple of days after Nicki Minaj dissed Shannon Sharpe on the remix to Lil Wayne’s song, “Banned from NO,” Sharpe apologized to her. The New York rapper’s diss had to do with Sharpe asking “Nicki who?” when someone said Nicki should be on his Club Shay Shay show. Here’s […]
Last night was the first of two shows Kendrick Lamar is doing in Drake’s hometown of Toronto. As K. Dot and SZA played Rogers Center, the police made sure there was no funny business on Drake’s Toronto street. Drake told DJ Akademiks that he noticed two Toronto police cars stationed on his street about when […]
The woman known only as Jane testified again in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial yesterday. She talked about flying to Las Vegas in January 2024 to celebrate the birthday of an unidentified rapper’s girlfriend, and the rapper was there as well. Jane said the rapper is an icon in the music industry and is close with […]
Kendrick Lamar played the first of two nights at Rogers Centre stadium in Drake’s hometown of Toronto yesterday. It’s safe to say that one of the highlights for concertgoers is when he played “Not Like Us,” the ubiquitous diss song that made him the winner of the battle and caused Drake to file a lawsuit. […]
Antonio Brown is wanted by Miami-Dade, Florida police on the charge of attempted murder. On May 16, Brown allegedly punched a man at an Adin Ross celebrity boxing event, grabbed a security guard’s gun, and fired two shots as he ran towards the man, grazing his neck. At the time, Brown was interviewed by police […]
It’s been over seven years since Cardi B dropped her one and only album, Invasion of Privacy. She’s been suggesting the follow-up is coming soon, but we’ve heard that all before. According to DJ Akademiks, the new bosses at Bardi’s label, Atlantic, aren’t that into Cardi and all of her delays and may be done […]
Power Jackson ain’t playing games with his heart on “Keep You Safe“—and that’s exactly what makes this track hit different. The rising artist just dropped some serious knowledge about his latest single, and this ain’t your typical love song BS. Power Jackson’s talking about the real deal—that ride-or-die connection most cats only dream about. “The […]
Kendrick Lamar will play Drake’s hometown of Toronto tonight in the first of two shows at The Rogers Center. Drake will counterprogram that by doing a livestream with Kai Cenat. During the stream, the pair will award 20 winners of the “Somebody Loves Me” music video challenge 15K each to help bring their video ideas […]
Earlier this week, Lil Durk’s latest $4.5 million bond package was deemed insufficient and he will remain in jail The rejection came shortly after the federal judge in his murder-for-hire case stated that the packages that had been presented were insufficient to ensure Durk’s appearance, but also noted that prosecutors hadn’t presented strong enough evidence […]
If it seems like Drake breaks another chart record every week, it’s because Drake breaks a chart record just about every week. His latest record comes courtesy of Billboard. His latest hit “Nokia” is still in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 after 16 weeks, making him the first artist in history to […]
Silento has pleaded guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and concealing the death of another in the 2021 murder of his cousin. The 27-year-old was sentenced to 30 years. 34-year-old Frederick Rooks was found shot in the face and the legs in DeKalb […]
Streamer Jack Doherty paid to hang out with LIl Baby in the club. Baby rewarded him by snatching his 200K chain. And then he wouldn’t give it back. “Call the police, lawsuit,” Baby said when Doherty asked for his chain back. “Alright, it’s on camera,” Doherty responded. “He thinks he can take my chain and […]
The woman known to the media as Jane was on the stand yesterday in Diddy’s RICO trial, and she continued to talk about Diddy making her sleep with male prostitutes. Jane said that she was curious about Diddy’s fetish, so she looked up the word “cuckold” and said it’s “a man who was turned on […]