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Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Claims He’s Too Scared To Appear In Court Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Pop Culture Tyler The Creator Gushes Over "Marty Supreme" With Behind-The-Scenes Photos Tyler The Creator acted alongside Timothée Chalamet and several more stars in the new film, "Marty Supreme." By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music King Harris Responds To Blueface Saying He Looks Like His Girlfriend Blueface's mockery of T.I.'s son King Harris comes after the girlfriend in question, Nevaeh Akira, said she doesn't care if Blueface cheats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Leaves Fans In Disbelief After Joining Erika Kirk At TPUSA’s America Fest Nicki Minaj has been making tons of headlines for voicing her support for President Donald Trump in recent months. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music 21 Savage Asks Young Thug To Forgive Gunna And End Their Beef Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna ever since he accepted a plea deal to get out of jail in the YSL RICO case. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Blacklisting Artists In Secret Footage Diddy's image has already been tarnished to a great degree, but this latest accusation makes things even worse. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Jokes About Suing Megan Thee Stallion For Fat-Shaming DJ Akademiks' claim comes after Megan Thee Stallion won her defamation case against Milagro Gramz on Monday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025