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Politics Charlamagne Tha God Fires Back At Donald Trump For Calling Him A "Racist Sleazebag" Charlamagne Tha God previously criticized Donald Trump during an interview with Lara Trump on her Fox News show. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Travis Scott Hilariously Channels Future By Telling Fans He’s AI Recently, Travis Scott was minding his own business in St. Tropez when he was spotted by some of his supporters. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Fat Joe's SeaWorld Performance Leaves Fans Wholly Uninterested Fat Joe is one of several hip-hop artists who are scheduled to perform during SeaWorld's Summer Spectacular Concert Series. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Thanks Drake For Special Wireless Festival Show This is not the first time Drake and Lauryn Hill have shown each other love, but their Wireless Festival link-up felt particularly sweet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music DMX Estate Denies Authorization Of Planned Posthumous Ordination Ceremony The DMX Estate has been stepping in to protect his legacy. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Calls “F*ck The Streets" A Tactic To Justify Working With Gunna Earlier this month, 21 Savage tweeted "f*ck the streets," which prompted various other artists to follow suit. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Politics Amber Rose Says Nicki Minaj Did Nothing Wrong By Speaking With Erika Kirk Nicki Minaj has been coming under fire for voicing her support for the Republican Party at AmericaFest over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Lil Baby & Lil Yachty Team Up To Spread Holiday Cheer With Giveback Event The holiday season is all about giving, especially to those in need and that's exactly what Lil Baby and Lil Yachty came together to do. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Politics JD Vance Channels Nicki Minaj To Tell Americans They "Don't Have To Apologize For Being White" Nicki Minaj joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest to discuss a number of political topics earlier in the event. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Tells Dr. Umar To "Shut Up" Over "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" Criticism 50 Cent served as an executive producer on Netflix's new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Joe Budden Shares A Nuanced Response To Drake Celebrating Ebro's Firing Hot 97 shockingly confirmed the end of the station's long-running talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025