Jim Jones doesn’t like being compared to Nas, and he vented about it on Fat Joe and Jadakiss’ podcast, Joe and Jada. It started when Joe told Jim that a young kid had said Jim was his idol and had influenced him more than the Queen’s Bridge legend. Jim responded by saying that he and […]
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Things have been pretty rocky between Offset and Quavo since their Migos bros, Takeoff, was shot and killed after a Houston dice game in 2022. There was even talk that the two got into a physical altercation backstage at the Grammys over the Takeoff tribute at the award show. However, the two were able to […]
Justin Bieber has been behaving erractily lately. Drake’s shooter Top5 believes his fellow Canadian’s problems have to do with his finances. “@justinber didn’t you ask @adinross for a Million dollar Loan the other day?? Bankruptcy is real,” Top5 revealed on social. Last month, TMZ’s documentary on Bieber suggested he was having money problems. Â So Top5 […]
Yo Gotti was able to pull Angela Simmons after saying he had a crush on her in his 2015 song “Down In The DM.” But the couple is no more, which Simmons talked about in a newly released interview on Angie Martinez IRL. The 37-year-old didn’t go into detail about why she left Gotti but […]
When Cassie was on the stand in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial last month, she admitted to threatening a male sex worker who said he had footage of her at a freak off. Audio footage of the threat has just been released after being played in court earlier this week, and Cassie can be heard telling […]
Young Thug’s first post-jail album, UY Scuti, was expected this month. Doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Thug’s guy Lil Gotit explained why you might not be seeing his slime’s album for a while. “It’s label issues that’s goin on with twin, so that’s why the album hasn’t dropped, they’re handling it, he typed. […]
Bad Bunny is arguably the third biggest artist in the world, following Taylor Swift and Drake. The Puerto Rican rapper does a lot of his business in the US Yet he won’t be visiting any of the 50 states on his Debà Tirar Más Fotos World Tour. He explained why in a chat with Variety, […]
Antonio Brown, who’s been charged in Miami-Dade County for attempted murder, is currently out of the country. The former NFL great was most recently spotted in Dubai. Brown is accused of opening fire on Zül-Qarnain Nantambu, grazing his neck, during an altercation outside of an Adin Ross boxing event last month. Brown claims Natambu tried […]
Even though she didn’t mention his name, it’s believed that Nicki Minaj dissed JAY-ZÂ on the remix to Lil Wayne’s song, “Banned From NO.” “NFL, fire some n*ggas and then call us,” Nicki raps. It sounds like she’s criticizing JAY for picking Kendrick Lamar to play Super Bowl LIX and not Lil Wayne, despite the game […]
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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 […]