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Music J. Cole Spotted Filming Another Music Video For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole popped into Nashville this week and part of that trip included this music video shoot for "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Yung Miami Says She Battled Depression Before 'Spend Dat' Took Off Behind Yung Miami’s solo momentum was a period of depression that she says sometimes left her unable to get out of bed. By Erika Marie August 20, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Also Sold Drake & Nicki Minaj's Masters In $100 Million Deal: Report Lil Wayne reportedly sold the Young Money masters in his $100 million deal with Universal, including Drake and Nicki Minaj's albums. By Alex Zidel December 17, 2020
Music Afrika Bambaataa Cause Of Death Revealed Many folks are reacting to Afrika Bambaataa's passing, whether hip-hop fans at large or his sexual assault and child molestation accusers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Ebro Calling His Life "Sad" DJ Akademiks and Ebro's feud has been intensifying in recent days and the latter just fired back with some hard-hitting critiques. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Reveals "It's Been Awful" Tracklist Featuring SZA, Dominic Fike, & More Isaiah Rashad will finally be releasing his third studio album, "It's Been Awful," next month after years of anticipation. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Eminem’s Grandmother, Betty Kresin, Dead At 87 Sources close to Eminem's family claim that his maternal grandmother Betty died at her Missouri home this week. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Onyx: Where Are They Now? Two members of the hardcore rap group are keeping Onyx alive. By Demi Phillips January 18, 2024
Music Lil Uzi Vert Proves They're Ready To Box With Anyone In New Training Footage Lil Uzi Vert is not only working hard on their next album, but they've also shown off their fitness prowess to hype fans up for the LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Politics Gavin Newsom Claps Back After Nicki Minaj's Latest Criticism Nicki Minaj has criticized Gavin Newsom numerous times in recent months while also showing her support for Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Chloe Bailey Suffers Unfortunate Nip Slip On TikTok Live Chloe Bailey accidentally showed off far more than she meant to. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2024
Original Content 6ix9ine & Lil Durk Beef: A Brief History Here’s everything we know about the beef between 6ix9ine and Lil Durk. By Jordan Schenkman May 10, 2022