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Pop Culture Donald Glover Cast As Iconic Character In "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Along with the announcement that Donald Glover will be playing Yoshi, Nintendo shared a new trailer for the film. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Papoose Takes T.I.'s Lead By Dissing 50 Cent In "Many Men" Freestyle It seems like T.I.'s feud with 50 Cent has inspired Papoose to reignite his own beef with Fif from earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey’s Ex Accuses Label Of Smear Campaign Over Alleged Explicit Video Real Boston Richey's former girlfriend, Tatiana Chanell, recently took to her Instagram Story to put Epic Records on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Wants Permission For An Urgent Trip To China Boosie would need special permission to travel to China, following his sentencing in his recent federal gun case. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Cardi B Reveals If Stefon Diggs Sparked Her Viral Concert Rant During her recent performance at San Francisco's Chase Center, Cardi B delivered a fiery message using lyrics from her song, "Principle." By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Music Cardi B Allegedly Threw A Tantrum Over Nicki Minaj Joke At “Saturday Night Live” Rehearsal Cardi B joined the cast of "SNL" for the show's 1000th episode last month, and allegedly, some serious drama unfolded backstage. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls His Albums "Side Quests," Says "The Fall-Off" Isn't His Last Work J. Cole's new comments on "The Fall-Off" have fans debating over albums like "4 Your Eyez Only," which he sees differently than fans do. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music Cardi B Shows Love To “Little Miss Drama” Tour Guests Kehlani & Tyla It's only been a few days since Cardi B kicked off her tour, but she's already surprised fans with multiple special guests. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music T.I. Connected Gunna With His Lawyer During YSL RICO Case During a recent episode of his podcast, T.I. recalled getting a call from Gunna shortly after he was indicted. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
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 Ebro Roasted After Posting An Apple Music Office Tour In Response To Mero's Hot 97 Hire Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026