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Music Sinthoro Upper Shot & Killed By His 16-Year-Old Stepson Sinthoro Upper's latest song, "Slide," was just starting to blow up on social media before his death on Sunday. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Baby Keem Speaks Out And Re-Affirms His Greatness Amid "Ca$ino" Criticism With "Ca$ino" being described as a disappointment by fans, Baby Keem is back on X to fight for his spot in the rap game. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Cardi B Hints At Potential Pregnancy During Charlotte Tour Stop Cardi B managed to raise eyebrows with an interesting joke during the latest stop on her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Chris Brown Reveals What He Really Thinks Of A "Verzuz" Against Usher Chris Brown and Usher announced that they'll be embarking on "The Raymond and Brown Tour," in a post on Instagram, last week. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Wears A Dress In Response To Young Thug Supposedly Copying His Hairstyle Young Thug debuted a new rainbow hairstyle at Coachella on Sunday, and now, 6ix9ine feels as though he is being copied. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, & Sade Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame highlighted a total of eight performers in the class of 2026, including several noteworthy names. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music King Harris Arrested On Drug Charge In Pikachu Onesie King Harris got pulled over in Georgia over the weekend and ended up documenting his own arrest on his Instagram Story. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Blueface's Girlfriend Harvard Bri Caught On Camera Throwing Bricks At His House Blueface's new girlfriend, Harvard Bri, is not having a good time right now, and some Ring camera footage proves it. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Pusha T Delivers Bold Claim About "Let God Sort Em Out" A Year Later Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" was one of the best releases of 2025 and Pusha T believes it hasn't been knocked off its pedestal. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Has A Good Laugh Over Kai Cenat's Ex's Looks 6ix9ine has had a lot of time for every single person he doesn't like lately and that even includes Kai Cenat's ex-girlfriend. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains How Drake Is Turning Haters Into Fans With "Iceman" Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his highly-anticipated album, "Iceman," despite promoting the project since 2025. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Labels Young Thug's Latest Snippet "Garbage" Young Thug previewed the new music after taking the stage to perform during the first weekend of Coachella. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026