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Sports NFL Linebacker Goes Viral For Invoking YNW Melly After Beating Former Team The Houston Texans and E.J. Speed took down their division rivals in the Indianapolis Colts, which also happens to be Speed's former team. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles Leave The Internet In Awe Yesterday, J. Cole surprised fans with the release of four new freestyles just in time for his 41st birthday. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Reacts To Young Thug Scandal By Referencing His Gunna Diss Freddie Gibbs has had it out for Gunna even before Young Thug. Their beef dates back to 2020 and has stayed alive ever since. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Young Thug Credits Kanye West & Kim Kardashian For Blowing His Career Up Young Thug and Kanye West have a lot of mutual respect for each other and collabs under their belts, but the love runs even deeper. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Diddy’s Net Worth Has Reportedly Dropped By Half Since 2022 Diddy is currently facing charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering, as well as several civil lawsuits. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Yung Miami Goes Off On Tyla For Allegedly Stealing Her Song Yung Miami had fans talking after tweeting out that someone "ran off with [her] song" earlier today, but now we know the alleged culprit. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns TDE Against Botting Doechii's Streams With Megan Thee Stallion Comparison DJ Akademiks isn't buying into the authenticity of how successful Doechii's streaming numbers have become over the last year. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Luxury Tax 50 Tells Adin Ross He's Ready To Slap Travis Scott Luxury Tax 50 was an artist on the original "Jackboys" project but now, it seems like he is going after Travis Scott. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2025
Music DJ Clue Addresses J. Cole’s Rumored “Birthday Blizzard ‘26” Disses During a recent interview, DJ Clue discussed J. Cole's new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Joe Budden & Elliott Wilson Confront Each Other About The Dissolution Of "Rap Radar" Brian "B.Dot" Miller said Joe Budden influenced Elliott Wilson's turn to more antagonistic perspectives, and assessed their relationship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music "Burn Cage" Reportedly Discovered At D4vd's Hollywood Rental Home Authorities are still investigating the death of Celeste Rivas after she was found in the trunk of a Tesla belonging to D4vd. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Spice & Sauce Gardner Share Cringeworthy Moment On Kiss Cam Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have some convinced that they are together, but after seeing this awkward moment, some are losing confidence. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025