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Music Does J. Cole's "Trunk Sale" Tour Count Toward "The Fall-Off" First Week Sales? J. Cole has promising first week sales projections for "The Fall-Off," and fans wonder if his CD sales on his "Trunk Sale" tour are counting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
TV Megan Thee Stallion To Act Alongside Daniel Radcliffe In "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Megan Thee Stallion previously acted in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" and "Big Mouth" among other projects. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator, Post Malone & More Join Grammys 2026 Performers Tyler, The Creator and Post Malone join Clipse, Pharrell, Lauryn Hill, and many other musicians performing at this Sunday's Grammys. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music 50 Cent Won't Leave Jim Jones Alone After More Surprising Studio Footage Folks online think 50 Cent has a direct line to Jim Jones and people running his studio space, because the diabolical trolls keep emerging. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Mother Of 50 Cent's Son Accuses Him Of Allegedly Assaulting Daphne Joy Shaniqua Tompkins and 50 Cent share a son in Marquise Jackson, who recently made headlines for trolling the rapper on Father's Day. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Yung Filly Hit With Two New Sexual Assault Charges YouTuber and raper Yung Filly already faced various allegations in the past accusing him of sexual misconduct overseas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Sons Justin And Christian "King" Combs Send Him Father's Day Well-Wishes Amid Trial Diddy's family has shown up in court to support him in his federal trial, and they have made that solidarity clear online as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Reginae Carter Defends Her Dad Lil Wayne Amid "Tha Carter VI" Criticism Reginae Carter also defended her father Lil Wayne when fans clowned his "SNL 50" performance back in February. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Diddy Portrayed As Luigi Mangione’s Cellmate In Controversial New Musical Following his arrest in December of last year, Luigi Mangione was sent to the same prison Diddy's in, the MDC in New York City. By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Shares Concerning Update On "Bully" Just Moments Ahead Of Its Release Kanye West has had a lot going on as of late and it seems that all has gotten in the way of "Bully" coming out in a timely manner. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told "Jane" He Needed Her Friendship Days After Cassie's Lawsuit "Jane" previously alleged that she had a nasty physical altercation with Diddy not long after Cassie Ventura filed her lawsuit against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025