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Music J. Cole Provides An Update On The Status Of "It's A Boy" J. Cole recently spoke about his plans for the future of his career during an "AMA" with fans on social media. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Ebro And Tells Him The Real Reason He Was Fired DJ Akademiks has been jawing with Ebro since the latter's firing from Hot 97 and once again, he's pointing out his failure. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Streetwear Drake Flexes $1 Million Barbie Watch While Asking For His "Staci Doll" Drake just added another Rolex to the collection amid the fallout from his UMG lawsuit's dismissal, which he's not breaking a sweat over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Claims She Confronted Angela Yee About Armon Wiggins Interview According to Cardi B, she told Angela Yee to have more respect after watching her interview with Armon Wiggins. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music We Now Know When Diddy's Trial Will Be Wrapped Up By It's also been revealed that Diddy has chosen not to testify in his trial with experts giving their reasons as to why. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Blames Business Manager For Failure To Respond To Assault Lawsuit Recently, it was reported that Nicki Minaj could be at risk of losing her Los Angeles home due to an unpaid $500K judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Stunna Girl Puts Her Bullet Wound On Full Display While Clapping Back At Her Haters Stunna Girl also recently went off on her ex husband, painting him as an allegedly jealous and cowardly partner. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Lancey Foux Seemingly Disses EsDeeKid Amid Rumors He Signed A $30 Million Deal Lancey Foux also included a speech from Michael Jackson, in which the legendary singer discusses the exploitation of Black artists. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music King Harris Disrespects 50 Cent's Late Mother Again By Comparing Her To A Man King Harris jumped into the beef between his dad T.I. and 50 Cent earlier this week and hasn't let up once yet. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update On Drake's "ICEMAN" Is The Most Intriguing Yet DJ Akademiks has been feeding Drake fans plenty of inside information on "ICEMAN," but this may be the coolest update yet. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Confirms A KAYTRANADA Joint Album Is Next Following "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs's run of single producer/rapper albums has been extraordinary and this KAYTRANADA tape should continue it. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025
Music Soulja Boy & Ray J Drag DDG Through The Mud After He Responds To Their Disses Soulja Boy went at DDG for allegedly being abusive to Halle Bailey, whereas Ray J has his own issues with the rapper and streamer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025