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Music J. Cole Fans Suspect Several New Freestyles Are Dropping Tomorrow J. Cole is currently gearing up to drop "The Fall-Off," but social media users think there could be more coming soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Politics Pharrell Awarded France's Highest National Honor With Future In Attendance French President Emmanuel Macron discussed Pharrell's music career as well as his work with Louis Vuitton. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Blames His Bipolar Condition On His Infamous 2002 Car Crash Kanye West issued a lengthy apology for all of his controversial behavior over the last several years of his career. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Turk Blasts BG For Dissing His Absence At Cash Money Reunion There's a lot of both confirmed and supposed tension within the Hot Boys and Cash Money, as Lil Wayne didn't technically join his crew either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Botting Allegations Denied By Spotify DJ Akademiks spoke to his Spotify connect. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2024
Music Eminem’s “The Death Of Slim Shady” Tracklist Allegedly Leaks Online J Cole, JID, Tech N9ne, Billie Eilish, and more are rumored to make appearances on Eminem's upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album Reportedly Loses 30 Million Streams Due To Alleged Botting "Megan" has reportedly been repositioned on the Spotify charts. By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Music Eminem & Killer Mike Show Off Their Pens On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Trae Tha Truth, 42 Dugg, Rob49, Quavo, and Kyle. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2024
Music Cardi B Signs A Fan's Tattoo Of Her Out In New York We're sure that this Cardi B fan will probably never shower his right thigh again, so be wary of the stench if you see him around the city. JK! By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2024
Music Diddy Put "A Bag" On Nightclub Shooting Victim's Head & Forced Her To Relocate, She Alleges Natania Reuben continues to allege that Diddy was responsible for her injuries. By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Music Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Claims He Isn't Sorry Adam22 received a whole lot of backlash for interviewing Blockstar, who has conflicting feelings about Pop Smoke's death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2024