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Music Cardi B Weighs In On The Sudden Death Of Ashlee Jenae Ashlee Jenae was found unresponsive during a trip to Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Sports We Now Know When J Cole Will Make His Chinese Basketball Association Debut J Cole has some big priorities on deck. But first, he's got a side quest to complete with the Chinese Basketball Association. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Monaleo Reluctantly Cancels Multiple Tour Dates Monaleo has already performed a total of 25 shows on her "Who Did the Body" tour, which she kicked off in November. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Pop Culture xQc Allegedly Crashed Out On DDG And Said His Music Sucks N3on shared some spoilers from an upcoming MrBeast video that DDG and xQc participated in and allegedly, they got into it. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Clarifies His Role In The Unreleased Drake And Uzi Track "At The Gates" Yachty is denying any involvement. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Cardi B Flaunts "Little Miss Drama" Tour's Record- Breaking Success Cardi B brought out various guests during her "Little Miss Drama" tour stops in California, namely GloRilla, Tyla, Kehlani, and Blueface. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Cardi B Appears To Clap Back At BIA While Addressing Stefon Diggs Breakup Rumor It looks like we are in the midst of a never-ending back-and-forth as Cardi B and BIA continue to trade shots amid the former's tour. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Lays Out Strict Rules For His Fans During Club Appearance J. Cole was at the club to promote "The Fall-Off," after releasing the project as his seventh studio album, last Friday. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Impressed By Freestyling Fan On His “Trunk Sale” Tour Recently, J. Cole brought his "Trunk Sale" tour to Virginia, where he got to meet one extremely talented fan. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026