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Music Wale Recalls Opening Up To J. Cole The Night Before "False Prophets" Dropped Wale discussed his relationship with J. Cole during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" on Tuesday morning. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Delayed Following Numerous Fort Dix Violations Diddy is in a bit of trouble following a couple of serious violations inside of Fort Dix, and his sentence has been affected. By Alexander Cole November 13, 2025
Music Big U's Son Allegedly Shot & Killed In Los Angeles The Los Angeles Police Department still hasn't confirmed whether a shooting victim is really Eugene "Big U" Henley's son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How Many Years In Prison He's Facing Following Mall Altercation Following an altercation at a mall, 6ix9ine is facing some serious jail time as he violated his probation, yet again. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Trolls Young Thug's Snitching & Top5's Stabbing Again Young Thug and Top5 both recently caught scathing shots from 6ix9ine, with the latter heatedly arguing with him during an Instagram Live. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Pusha T's Reference Track For Kanye West's "Life Of The Party" Verse Resurfaces Online After Pusha T distanced himself from Kanye West, his "Life of the Party" reference track resurfaced online. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Cardi B's New Album Has Reportedly Sold Over A Million Copies Three Months Before Release Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama?" will reportedly include massive singles on it from previous years, and it's now available for preorder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Hilariously Rips Future For His "Fake Healthy" Studio Snacks Young Thug and Future have had a wholesome and tight bonds and it's good to see them still showing their form of love to one another. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Scores Legal Win As “This Is America” Lawsuit Backfires The case ultimately fell apart in court. By Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026
Music Canadian Rapper Lil Ot Dead At 24 After Parking Lot Shooting Earlier this week, two men opened fire on Lil Ot in a Burlington parking lot, and later fled the scene in a white SUV. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Politics Billy Porter Blasts Nicki Minaj Over Donald Trump Support In recent weeks, Nicki Minaj has been called out by Don Lemon, Trevor Noah, and more for her allegiance to Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026