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Music Charlamagne Tha God Believes Colin Kaepernick And Jay-Z Feud Is Disingenuous The Breakfast Club host wants the two men to resolve their issues, but questions Kaepernick’s framing of the situation. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Quavo Gives The Public A Kind Reminder As AI "Hotel Lobby" Spoofs Go Viral Quavo and Takeoff have been going viral thanks to a plethora of AI "Hotel Lobby" spoofs that are taking the internet by storm. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music Fans Believe GloRilla Took Aim At Megan Thee Stallion On "MANE" Online speculation is heating up after listeners pointed to several lyrics on GloRilla & Pooh Shiesty's "MANE" that they believe reference Megan. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Is Still Not A US Citizen Despite Her Best Efforts Nicki Minaj complained that she's still paid millions of dollars in taxes over the years. By Cole Blake September 18, 2024
Music SZA Recalls How She And LUCKI Used To Live Together While Congratulating His Rise While SZA and LUCKI are quite distinct artistically, they occupy similarly beloved and all-encompassing spaces in their fields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Jay-Z Praises Kanye West While Reflecting On "Jail's" Trump Reference While it's highly unlikely we will ever see Jay-Z and Ye reconcile, remarks like these show they still have some love for one another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Every Cameo From Drake's "FOMO" Short Film Drake has officially released his "FOMO" short film, and as you can imagine, there were a ton of features within it. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music ilykimchi Responds After Alleged Explicit Photos Leak Of Her Cheating On Oogie Mane With Tezzus Underground artists ilykimchi and Tezzus are currently going viral on X right now thanks to an alleged cheating scandal involving Oogie Mane. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Lil Durk & His Co-Defendants Make A Unified Statement With Courtroom Suits Lil Durk was waiting for a verdict in his case on Wednesday, although it appears as though the proceedings have been pushed back by a day. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2026
Music Lil Mari Reportedly Killed Just Days After Mocking BloodHound Q50's Death Days after the death of BloodHound Q50, Lil Mari was shot and killed, and according to reports, it happened after mocking Q50's death. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Music Lil Durk Jury Ends Second Day Of Deliberations Without A Verdict The wait continues for Lil Durk as jurors prepare for another day of deliberations in his federal murder-for-hire case. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music This Isn't The First Time OutKast Sued Over A Name OutKast's lawsuit against Ovrkast highlights the uneasy boundaries between cultural influence, identity, and intellectual property in a genre built on borrowing from the past. By Aron A. October 01, 2026