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Sports Bad Bunny Smashes Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Record A historic number of fans tuned in to watch Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reflects On "Difficult" But "Important" Split From Rory & Mal Joe Budden wished Rory and Mal all the best during his recent interview on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music SZA & Shaboozey Officially Debunk Dating Rumors SZA and Shaboozey were really driving rumors late last year after the country star shared an attention-grabbing Instagram dump. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How To Defeat Kendrick Lamar In A Rap Battle According to DJ Akademiks, the trick to defeating Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle is actually pretty simple. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Politics Drake Likes Old Clip Of J Prince Discussing Pusha T After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Files Release Drake famously feuded with Pusha T back in 2018, but the battle ended after Pusha dropped "The Story of Adidon." By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music JID's Reaction To Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win Goes Viral JID went up against Kendrick Lamar in two categories at the Grammys. They included "Best Rap Album" and "Best Melodic Rap Performance." By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Could Beat Jay-Z & Kanye West's Grammys Records Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z are among the Grammys' most awarded hip-hop artists in history, and this awards season could crown a new king. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Pushes Back After Fans Question If He's Bouncing From Hotel To Hotel Finesse2Tymes is making it clear that he's actually just booked and busy. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Sports Fans Scream "F*ck Offset" At Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Cardi B joined Stefon Diggs on the field to celebrate after the New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Lil Tecca Hospitalized After Allegedly Saving His Manager From A Group Of Robbers Lil Tecca was in France to attend Paris Fashion Week, having recently been spotted by fans at an event for Rick Owens. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026