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Music Stevie Wonder Attended Marathon Burger's Grand Opening Before Nearby Shooting Other celebrities to appear at the Marathon Burger grand opening in Long Beach included YG, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Relationships Coi Leray Disagrees With Justin Laboy That Liking Another Woman's Pictures Isn't Cheating Things got a little awkward during a special edition of Justin Laboy's podcast where he chatted with girlfriend Coi Leray. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims His Drake Leak Overshadowed J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks claimed that Drake was not happy with him for sharing "ICEMAN" snippets on the release night of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music J. Cole Previews Unreleased Track Ahead Of “The Fall-Off” J. Cole's highly anticipated seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," is set to finally be unveiled at midnight. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music GloRilla Brings Out Kodak Black, Sexyy Red, Muni Long & More At 1st Glo Bash GloRilla has had an amazing run with collaborations in hip hop. Her resume includes Travis Scott, T-Pain, and Bossman DLow. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music Drake Shares Wholesome Moment With His Son Adonis Backstage In an adorable new clip, Drake is seen greeting his 7-year-old son Adonis backstage at one of his concerts. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Scathingly Reacts To Joey Bada$$' New Single "ABK" Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn joined many other MCs in an East Coast and West Coast rap battle earlier this year, and they led the charge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Drake Is Reportedly On Pace To Achieve Hip-Hop's Biggest Streaming Year Ever Drake might make this hypothetical streaming achievement even more significant if he drops "ICEMAN" later in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Politics Tokyo Toni Snaps On Khia For Criticizing Nicki Minaj's Politics Nicki Minaj has been coming under fire for joining Erika Kirk on stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Drake’s Touring Revenue Reaches Staggering New High Drake's Australian "Anita Max Win" tour reportedly raked in $30M, making it the highest-grossing rap tour in the continent's history. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Reviews A$AP Rocky "Don't Be Dumb" Review Don’t Be Dumb doesn’t redefine A$AP Rocky, which is what many artists attempt after a decade-long hiatus. Instead, it finds him comfortable within his wheelhouse, reaffirming his ear for production, his eye for talent, and a sense of taste that resists easy categorization. By Aron A. January 20, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Teams Up With SteveWillDoIt For Tasteless Mr. Beast Diss Track 6ix9ine remains one of the biggest trolls in hip-hop, and that didn't change with his Mr. Beast diss track, orchestrated by SteveWillDoIt. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026