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Music Court Rules On Megan Thee Stallion’s Request To Silence Milagro Gramz In December, Milagro Gramz was found liable for defamation and more following a long court battle with Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Kehlani Unveils All-Star Cast For Upcoming Self-Titled Album Kehlani, after nearly two years, is coming back with a new album. It's self-titled and it will be her fifth studio LP of her career. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026
Politics Homeland Security Brutally Responds To Cardi B By Revisiting Her Stripping Past Cardi B has been very vocal about her stance on Donald Trump and ICE, so Homeland Security is coming back with some harsh words of their own. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music Baby Keem Unveils "Ca$ino" Tour Dates Baby Keem announced his long-awaited sophomore album, "Ca$ino," on Tuesday, while also revealing a new tour. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Wack 100 Checks DJ Akademiks Over Blueface Theft Allegations Recently, DJ Akademiks accused Wack 100 of stealing money from Blueface, prompting the music manager to set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Claims A “Premonition” Prompted Her Political Involvement Nicki Minaj has expressed her support for Donald Trump multiple times in recent weeks despite widespread backlash. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music Travis Scott Under Fire Over Alleged Lyrics About Kylie Jenner’s Breast Implants Kylie Jenner fans speculate that Travis Scott referenced her on his new Don Toliver collab, and they're not happy about it. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Nas' Harvard Fellowship Is Now Taking Applications Nas first partnered with Harvard University to launch the hip-hop fellowship back in 2013 and students can still take advantage. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Cardi B Reveals The Ridiculous Amount Of Money She Made In One Night Of Stripping Cardi B famously worked as a stripper before she appeared on "Love & Hip Hop: New York" and her music career took off. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music J. Cole's Announcement For "The Fall-Off" Has Social Media Awestruck J. Cole recently provided fans with a major update on his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," and they're ecstatic. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026