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Music Ray J’s Mother Confirms His Health Battle Is Not A Hoax Recently, Ray J's mother Sonja Norwood took to social media to clear the air amid rumors about his health issues. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Pop Culture Diddy's Ex Gina Huynh Hopes For His Release, Accuses Yung Miami Of Snitching On Him Gina Huynh was supposed to testify in Diddy's federal trial last year as "Victim 3," but refused to and instead asked for his freedom. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music “Hits Daily Double” Predicts Drake’s “ICEMAN” Could Be The Biggest Album Of 2026 Drake is currently gearing up to release his long-awaited ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which he's been teasing for months. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Ice Spice Reveals The Actual Reason Behind Her Weight Loss Ice Spice caused a stir amongst her fans and admirers for her rapid weight loss in 2024 that had some accusing her of being on Ozempic. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Plaqueboymax Asks DJ Akademiks Why NBA YoungBoy Is Upset With Him NBA YoungBoy previously called out Plaqueboymax for having a negative reaction to one of his recent songs. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Announces He's Making An AI Album To Diss Lil Baby DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby's multi-year feud reached new heights this year, with the former demanding the latter to fight him. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Officially Revealed Yesterday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at the age of 25. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Denies Using Burner Account To DM Other Men’s Girlfriends NBA YoungBoy recently hopped online to set the record straight amid rumors involving Kai Cenat's ex Gigi, NoCap's ex Summyah, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals His Surprising Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore Kanye West's unexpected picks for his hip-hop Mount Rushmore come from a recently leaked extension of his 2025 interview with Justin Laboy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Original Content Are The Fugees To Blame For Their Complicated Legacy? The Fugees' "The Score" has a complex legacy, but 30 years later, this anti-establishment LP’s themes haven’t faded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Reveals Release Date For New Album "Monica" Jack Harlow fans have been patiently awaiting his fourth studio album for years, and now, the release is just around the corner. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Derrick Groves Blames NBA YoungBoy Song For His Arrest Derrick Groves famously escaped from jail, last year, and spent five months on the run before police apprehended him. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026