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Politics Lil Wayne Defends Trump's White House Ballroom Proposal Lil Wayne unexpectedly sided with Donald Trump after explaining why he thinks the White House could use a ballroom. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music D4vd's Preliminary Hearing Opens With Body Camera Footage, Graphic Testimony The court began evaluating whether prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence for the criminal case against D4vd to move forward. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music Judge Rejects Pooh Shiesty's Bond Proposal In Gucci Mane Case A federal judge ruled that around-the-clock private security wasn't enough to justify releasing Pooh Shiesty before his 2027 trial. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains How He Signed Drake & Nicki Minaj During an episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Lil Wayne offered an explanation of how he came to know Drake and Nicki Minaj. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Ice Spice Stuns Fans After Popping Out In Revealing Pink Corset Ice Spice has just come through with some new promotional material for Ulta Beauty, and fans are currently in awe. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Future's Loyalty To Drake Questioned After World Cup Outing With Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, & Rihanna Future pulled up to the World Cup with Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell, which has confused all of the Drake fans. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reveals Who His Two Favorite Rappers Are Lil Wayne was recently on "Friends Keep Secrets" with Lil Dicky and Benny Blanco, where he was asked about his favorite rapper. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Mysonne Shares Letter To JAY-Z Over Target Boycott Mysonne shares his perspective after JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium freestyle. By Aron A. July 21, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Reveals Why He Delayed "Aalam Of God" DJ Khaled was on The Tonight Show, where he offered up an explanation behind his recent album delays, which have piqued interest. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Mal Questions "Not Like Us" Ranking On Complex's Top 100 LA Rap Songs List Complex recently released a Top 100 list of the best Los Angeles rap songs, and as you can imagine, Mal didn't like the "Not Like Us" rank. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Cardi B Compares Herself To Britney Spears Amid Maduka Okoye Rumors Cardi B's love life has been a common point of discussion on the internet over the years, and that has continued to be the case as of late. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music D4vd Makes Special Request Ahead Of Preliminary Hearing D4vd will be in court today for his preliminary hearing in the death of Celeste Rivas, and he has one request for the court. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026