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Music J. Cole Fans Furious Over Massive Ticket Queues For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole announced the tour dates on Monday, after releasing his latest studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Viral Video Shows Tony Yayo & Uncle Murda Get Into A Wild Argument With Ja Rule Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda's run-in with Ja Rule came after they shared the first episode of their new podcast on Monday. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Jay-Z Explains NFL's Decision To Have Bad Bunny Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show The NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist Reveals Her “Song Of The Moment” Is A Love Song By 4Batz Mariah The Scientist hits the road on her anticipated “Hearts Sold Separately Tour” at the beginning of 2026. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Music Cardi B's New Album "Am I The Drama?" Immediately Goes Platinum Upon Release The long-running success of the "Am I The Drama?"-preceding singles "Up" and "WAP" have propelled Cardi B to an instant hit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Central Cee Hilariously Admits To Feeling Broke When He's Around Drake Drake and Central Cee recently released the collaboration "Which One," which might end up on the former's "ICEMAN" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Kenneth Petty Ups The Ante In Years-Long Battle With Attempted Rape Accuser Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, is currently being sued by the woman who accused him of attempted rape in 1994. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Blueface’s Prison Release Could Be Just Weeks Away Blueface has been behind bars in California ever since turning himself in for an alleged probation violation last year. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Seemingly Reacts To Young Thug & YSL Snitching Scandal In Atlanta A resurfaced alleged clip of Young Thug's interrogation video, and its wild fallout, have caused 50 Cent to break his silence on this matter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Wale Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Dive into Wale's net worth in 2024, a journey through music, business, and sports. Learn how he uses his wealth for societal good. By Jake Skudder February 21, 2024
Pop Culture Chris Brown Says He's Willing To Do A "Verzuz" Battle With Usher, Talks Going Against Drake With all the talk about the recent Verzuz battle, Chris let us know who he'd be willing to go head-to-head with. By Lawrencia Grose June 26, 2022