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Music Run The Jewels: Where Are They Now? There hasn't been a new Run The Jewels album in nearly 4 years. Here's a look at what Killer Mike and El-P have been working on since then. By TeeJay Small January 10, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Handwrap At The Grammys Sparks Theories About His Next Album Kendrick Lamar had a huge night at the Grammy Awards, taking home Best Rap Album for his 2024 project, "GNX." By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Maino Explains Why DJ Akademiks Beef Isn't As Deep As People Think DJ Akademiks and Maino have been going at each other despite their previous link-ups, and it's all because of some fashion trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Wrestling WWE's Drew McIntyre Labels Travis Scott "A Piece Of Sh*t" For Interfering With WrestleMania 41 Travis Scott was featured all throughout WrestleMania 41, including the title match, which had a controversial ending. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Receives Healthy First-Week Sales Projections A$AP Rocky was reportedly already off to a great start sales wise for "Don't Be Dumb" and these early projections all but confirm that. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Music Drake Pokes Fun At Memes About Him While Sharing Fan's Beat Recreation "Drake be like" memes were inescapable back in 2010, but these days, the assessment of that era is nowhere near as derogatory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Mo3's Alleged Killer Gets Trial Delayed While Yella Beezy's Case Sees Problems Prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy hired hitman Kewon White to kill Mo3 in Dallas back in 2020, and they are facing separate trials. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Saweetie Accused Of Avoiding Debts And Using Jadon Sancho For His Money Saweetie has been rumored to be linked to English Premier League star Jadon Sancho since earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Streetwear A$AP Rocky & Nas Recreate "Belly" Scene For Ray-Ban Campaign A$AP Rocky and Ray-Ban have been working together since last year and this collab brings in Nas for a "Belly" inspired collection. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” World Tour Presale Draws Thousands Of Fans J. Cole is preparing to embark on a 54-date world tour in support of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026