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Pop Culture Pam Grier Wants To Make Drake "Blush" Drake previously said Grier "shaped his taste in women." By Ben Mock February 15, 2024
Music Kanye West Heats Rap's Civil War Up... Or Does He? Fans React To "Like That" Remix Which side are you on? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2024
Music J Cole Calls Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" Boring, Says "Mr. Morale" Was "Tragic" On "7 Minute Drill" J Cole had a lot to say this morning. By Alexander Cole April 05, 2024
Music Latto Speaks Up For Lizzo After She Quits Music Over Internet Trolls: "F*ck These People" Latto doesn't want to see Lizzo quit music. By Cole Blake March 30, 2024
Music Macklemore Announces “Free Palestine Tour” After Ed Sheeran Exit After being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour dates, Macklemore unveils a “Free Palestine Tour” with three European stops. By Erika Marie September 24, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” Ends Hip-Hop’s Billboard Hot 100 Slump Last month, it was reported that zero rap songs landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in over two decades. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music BIA's Disastrous First-Week Sales For "BIANCA" Have Cardi B Fans Ecstatic It was initially reported that BIA's "BIANCA" moved 8,000 units first week. However, the official number is even lower than anticipated. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls On Solange Amid Klay Thompson Breakup Some fans think Megan Thee Stallion's new post with Solange may be referring to the star singer defending her amid the Klay Thompson split. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
TV Joe Budden Questions Whether Or Not DJ Akademiks Wants War With Him DJ Akademiks has been calling out Joe Budden as of late, and the podcast host is curious about what's going on. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Looks Frustrated In Mugshot Over Gucci Mane Arrest Pooh Shiesty was denied bond during his detention hearing last week. Since he'll be in jail for the foreseeable future his mugshot was taken. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Sinthoro Upper Shot & Killed By His 16-Year-Old Stepson Sinthoro Upper's latest song, "Slide," was just starting to blow up on social media before his death on Sunday. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026