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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 […]
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There is all kinds of buzz buzzing about Drake’s upcoming Iceman album. When it does come, it will add to an impressive catalog. One of the most impressive catalogs in the history of music This week, Drake became the first artist in Spotify history to reach 115 billion streams across all credits. Drake does have […]
Recent activity suggests that we will be getting Drake’s Iceman album sooner rather than later. Podcast personality Mal, who has a direct line to Drizzy world, has revealed that the project will have a “bomb” on it. “Iceman got a bomb,” Mal typed, and followed it with three money bag emojis. What do you think this […]
Young Thug’s first post-prison album, UY Scuti, is expected sometime this month. Thug has a lot to be thankful for. He had been facing decades in prison on RICO charges, but was able to plea his way home. (Albeit with some pretty harsh terms of probation.) This morning, he posted a photo from his trial […]
DeMarcus Cousins should be playing in the NBA. The two-time All-NBA player is only 34. But injuries took him off his game, and he’s been out of the league for a couple of years. He’s still balling, these days in Puerto Rico. As you can see in the video below, he got into it with […]
We haven’t heard much from Ian Connor lately. But here we have the stylists and accused rapist telling the world that A$AP Rocky is not a straight man. “Ion Know If Y’all Aware But Rocky Ain’t Doin Nun But Dick Sucking Carti and Carti Even Doin Anything With Purrp Was A Indirect Diss To Rocky […]
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us” finally left the Hot 100 last week, after a rap record 53 straight weeks on the chart. It’s unlikely to return — songs more than a year old have to be in the top 20 to be counted. But he just set another mark that may be even […]
Back in the old days, women used to faint regularly. Or at least you get that impression if you read old books and watch old movies. But there hasn’t been much fainting in this century, suggesting either old-timey fainting was exaggerated or something has changed about modern women. Here’s a video of one of Lil […]