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Politics Nicki Minaj Blasts Don Lemon In Homophobic Rant Over Church Protest Nicki Minaj's post about Don Lemon comes as protests have continued in Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Cardi B Reveals The Ridiculous Amount Of Money She Made In One Night Of Stripping Cardi B famously worked as a stripper before she appeared on "Love & Hip Hop: New York" and her music career took off. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Performs For The First Time Since Prison Release Fetty Wap previously said he doesn't want to speak on his prison time in his new music, and we'll see when that will land. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Is Now The Most RIAA-Certified Rapper Ever Given NBA YoungBoy's ridiculous focus to keep pumping out projects, he may set a record that will never be broken by anyone in rap history. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Sports Lil Wayne & Caleb Williams Make Amends After Trading Shots Over The Bears-Packers Game Caleb Williams and the Bears advanced to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs with their win over the Packers. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Kurupt Returns Home To Recover After Recent Hospitalization Daz Dillinger recently asked fans to flood Kurupt with get-well-soon messages as he recovers from health issues. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music J. Cole's Announcement For "The Fall-Off" Has Social Media Awestruck J. Cole recently provided fans with a major update on his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," and they're ecstatic. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Grammy-Nominated Fugees Collaborator John Forté Dead At 50 A neighbor found John Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor at his Massachusetts home yesterday (January 12). By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Ebro Roasted After Posting An Apple Music Office Tour In Response To Mero's Hot 97 Hire Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Sports Cardi B Trolls The Chargers After Stefon Diggs' Huge Playoff Win With The Patriots Cardi B's boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, helped the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Vinyl Allegedly Appears On Target Shelves Before Release This report led to fears about A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" leaking, but no such leaks have occurred at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026