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Politics Nicki Minaj Goes On Unprompted Rant About Trans Kids & Gavin Newsom Nicki Minaj's continued support of JD Vance and the administration of United States President Donald Trump continues to cause controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music J. Cole Picks Up A Shift At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger J. Cole has been traveling across the country meeting fans and selling CDs of "The Fall-Off" for his Trunk Sale Tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Drake's Albums Skyrocket Up Billboard Charts Ahead Of "ICEMAN" The news comes after Drake finally confirmed that he will be releasing his upcoming album, "ICEMAN," in May. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Kodak Black Sparks Debate With Hot Take On Child Support Recently, Kodak Black took to social media to share his thoughts on women who have children with wealthy men. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Claps Back At Net Worth Reports With Staggering Career Earnings From 2016 Yachty takes pride in his wealth. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2024
Music Yella Beezy Seeks Bond Modification To Return To Thriving Rap Career Ahead Of Upcoming Trial Yella Beezy is one of the leading artists in Texas hip hop with chart-topping singles “That’s On Me” and “Restroom Occupied.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Erykah Badu Announces Nine-City Tour With The Alchemist Ahead Of Joint Album Ahead of the release of their joint album, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist will premiere the project while on tour. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Says Hot 97 Owners Are Pitting Hosts Against Each Other DJ Enuff recently theorized that Funkmaster Flex was behind his departure at Hot 97, but Ebro isn't buying it. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Addresses Rumors About 2020 Shooting That Killed His Close Friend YFN Lucci's late friend, James Adams, was shot at while the former was reportedly driving through rival gang territory in Dec. 2020. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025