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Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Baby Keem Takes Fans Behind-The-Scenes Of "Ca$ino" In New Documentary Baby Keem announced his long-awaited sophomore studio album, "Ca$ino," on Tuesday and it's dropping later this month. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music J. Cole Claims He's The Best Rapper Of The Century J. Cole has flashed some braggadocio throughout his career, but he really takes it there on "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Blueface Takes Homophobic Shots At NLE Choppa Blueface's remarks come after NLE Choppa seemingly dissed him on his latest single, "Shotta Flow 8," which he dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Politics White House Rep Clears The Air On Nicki Minaj's Trump Gold Card Nicki Minaj flexed her Trump Gold Card late last month online, leading many to believe she expedited her journey to becoming a legal citizen. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music J. Cole Unveils Alternate Cover For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has come through with another cover for "The Fall-Off" ahead of its anticipated release next week. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Politics Tyler, The Creator Blasts ICE And Condemns Donald Trump's Supporters Tyler, the Creator's message comes as protests have continued across the United States in the wake of Alex Pretti and Renee Good's deaths. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Jokes That Kanye West & Nicki Minaj Inspired Him To Avoid Politics Both Kanye West and Nicki Minaj have been involved in tons of controversies for their opinions on politics. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Backs Nicki Minaj In Her Feud With Don Lemon Nicki Minaj called out Don Lemon, earlier this week, by criticizing his coverage of an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Gives DJ Akademiks His Flowers Despite Drake Beef Given the difference in views that A$AP Rocky and DJ Akademiks have with Drake, seeing this collab is a bit eyebrow-raising. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Music Ebro Raises Eyebrows By Calling Kendrick Lamar The “Only” Artist Who’s Supported Him During a recent podcast appearance, J. Cole called it "disgusting" that people wanted Drake to fail amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music 6ix9ine's House Broken Into During Phone Call With His Girlfriend 6ix9ine was previously the victim of a home invasion when multiple masked gunmen broke into his property in November. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026