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Music J. Cole Announces He'll Hit The Road On "Trunk Sale" Tour For "The Fall-Off" This is not a live concert tour to celebrate J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," but rather a chance to meet him in person while he's selling CDs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
TV Gunna Hilariously Ignores Clavicular During Paris Fashion Week Gunna was at Paris Fashion Week, and was eventually spotted by streamer Clavicular, who got ignored in hilarious fashion. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music Quando Rondo Talks "Here For A Reason," Rappers Vs. Streamers & Wanting 50 Cent To Produce His Biopic Quando Rondo's embarked on a new path but that hasn't changed his approach to crafting soulfully melodic records. The rapper chops it up about his new album, Thanksgiving plans, and more. By Aron A. November 21, 2024
Music 7 Rappers Who Are Sober Rappers have become increasingly more outspoken, revealing their struggles with their addictions to drugs and alcohol. By Wyatt Westlake July 20, 2023
Music Joe Budden Charged With Lewdness After Standing Naked Outside Neighbor's Apartment Joe Budden will appear in court regarding the incident, next month. By Cole Blake December 31, 2024
Streetwear Sexyy Red Shows Off Her Natural Hair Journey It's been one year since Sexyy Red's "big chop." By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2023
Music Kanye West Claims His Billionaire Status Makes Rap Worthless To Him A not unexpected development from a self-professed "out of touch billionaire." By Devin Morton February 07, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tosses Kai Cenat & Dabo New YVL Chain At Rolling Loud: LA Playboi Carti's new album, I AM MUSIC, is predicted to be the biggest hip-hop release of the year. The album includes new hit "Good Credit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 17, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Remains Unapologetic About Celebrating Drake's Shout-Out On "GIMME A HUG" The internet thinks Drake played Ford hard with this "compliment." By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Shockingly Disses Virgil Abloh During Fascistic Twitter Tirade Ye's tweets are going viral. By Caroline Fisher February 07, 2025
Music Sexyy Red & Kevin Hart Create A Viral Moment After The Rap Star Discover Height Difference Sexyy Red has had a breakthrough 2025 with collaborations alongside Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, PlaqueboyMax, and Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
TV BET Awards 2026: Performers, Nominees, & How To Watch The BET Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles tonight, and we have all of the details on the big show. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2026