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Music How To Listen To J. Cole's "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles J. Cole just dropped off four new freestyles as part of an EP called "Birthday Blizzard '26," hosted by the legendary DJ Clue. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Takes Shots At Curren$y & DJ Akademiks On "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs has had a lot to say on his and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2," with DJ Akademiks, Gunna, and more catching strays. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Original Content 5 U.K. Female Singers You Need To Know Female singers from the United Kingdom are making their way into the mainstream R&B scene. Check out the top five ladies to get acquainted with. By Kristen Bromiley December 27, 2017
Music How To Watch Drake "Iceman" Episode Three Drake's new album "Iceman" is one of, if not the most anticipated hip-hop project of 2025, and it will soon be one step closer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Explains How Drake And JAY-Z Are "The Greatest Ever" In Different Ways Kanye West compared the greatness of the two artists. By Cole Blake August 07, 2024
TV Nelly And Ashanti's Marriage Will Be Focus Of Peacock Docuseries The couple recently had a child. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025
Music R Kelly Defends Diddy And Calls His Federal Investigation A "Conspiracy" In Resurfaced Report R. Kelly was convicted on very similar charges to those that Diddy faces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music New York Rapper Naz GPG Arrested For Alleged Shooting That Struck 4-Year-Old Child He was charged with attempted murder and has pleaded not guilty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2023
Music Drake Shows Love To 21 Savage For Being One Of His Few Allies Left Standing Drake has one friend in the industry. By Devin Morton February 14, 2025
Music Death Of Jacksonville Teen Corbin Johnson Sparks Viral TikTok Challenge The death of Jacksonville teen, Corbin Johnson, ignited a viral TikTok challenge called "Where's Corbin?" By Brianna Lawson January 04, 2022
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Gets Completely Ripped Apart By Pitchfork, And Fans Can't Stop Coping Kanye West's "Bully" has proven to be a polarizing album, and the latest "Pitchfork" review has some Ye fans completely up in arms. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Exciting News About Seemingly Scrapped "Child With Wolves" Album Prior to Baby Keem announcing "Ca$ino" as his next album last month, "Child With Wolves" was the title for a handful of years. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026