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Music Beyonce Shouts Out Her "Husband" In Humorous Interaction During "Cowboy Carter" Tour Stop Beyonce once again brushed shoulders with an old part of her fandom's history, and she was all smiles during the exchange. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Pop Culture iShowSpeed Links Up With Meek Mill & Receives DreamChasers Chain During U.S. Tour Stream iShowSpeed continued his tour of the United States with a stop in Philly, where he got a DreamChasers chain from Meek Mill. By Devin Morton September 04, 2025
Music Funk Flex Shocks Fans By Announcing His "Last Show On Hot 97" Funk Flex brought hip-hop to Hot 97 back in 1992, and it seems like it's time for the radio legend to move onto new endeavors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Maino Addresses Eviction Accusations Amid 50 Cent Beef During a recent appearance on "Way Up With Angela Yee," Maino set the record straight on some ongoing rumors about his podcast co-hosts. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Gets Back In The Squared Circle With Reveal of “Heels Have Eyes 2” Tracklist Westside Gunn’s original Heels Have Eyes was released in cross-promotion with WWE’s 2024 event, Wrestlemania XL. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Lil Baby Announces New Album Dropping Just Four Weeks After Upcoming "The Leak$" Lil Baby's gearing up to have a very prolific 2025, although we don't know if the third record will be the previously announced "Dominique." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Al B. Sure's Book Put On Hold By Publisher Simon & Schuster Al B. Sure and Kim Porter, Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend, were married from 1989 until 1991. They share a son together, the actor and recording artist Quincy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 07, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Two-Month Long Tour For "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist will be hitting the road next month alongside some special guests like MAVI as well. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd Denies Taking Part In 6ix9ine Home Invasion Over the weekend, four masked men with guns broke into 6ix9ine's Florida home while he was doing a stream with Jack Doherty. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Walked So Content Creators Could Run 6ix9ine set the rules for virality, and everyone’s playing by them now. By Aron A. November 16, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Faces Immense Pushback For Comments On Christianity In Nigeria Nicki Minaj has praised Donald Trump on several occasions on social media in recent weeks, sparking controversy online. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025