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Streetwear Cardi B Goes Hard In Sultry New Snaps From "Enough (Miami)" Music Video The 31-year-old keeps firing social media up with some steamy pics, and it's adding to her vibrant and full-throttle rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2024
Music Kehlani Reveals She Has Full Custody Of Her Daughter, Touches On Cult Allegations In the summer of 2024, Kehlani and ex-boyfriend Javie Young-White were in a heated custody battle over their now six-year-old daughter. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Addresses Allegations From New Diddy Docuseries In "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," Kirk Burrowes alleges that Diddy made Biggie's estate pay for the late rapper's funeral. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Insinuates Kendrick Lamar Praise Is Being Astroturfed By Overseas Accounts Recently, one of the most popular Kendrick Lamar fan accounts on X got exposed for allegedly being based out of India. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Discusses Misogyny In Podcast With Charlamagne Tha God Amid Joe Budden Exit Melyssa Ford's appearances on "The Joe Budden Podcast" started becoming more and more infrequent in recent months. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Achieves Platinum Status In just nine months, PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" is already platinum, with many records from it receiving plaques. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Earn Several New RIAA Certifications For “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” It may be only a few weeks into 2026, but already, it's shaping up to be yet another massive year for Drake. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Lays Out Strict Rules For His Fans During Club Appearance J. Cole was at the club to promote "The Fall-Off," after releasing the project as his seventh studio album, last Friday. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music How To Listen To J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has officially dropped off "The Fall-Off," and we are here to tell you how you can officially listen to the new album. By Alexander Cole February 06, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Goes On A Twitter Rampage After Trevor Noah's Grammy Roast Trevor Noah made it a point to work Nicki Minaj into some of his jokes during the Grammys and it seems like his roast set her off. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Selena Gomez Shows Kendrick Lamar Fandom By Rapping "Not Like Us" In Viral Clip Some fans believe this Selena Gomez video of her rapping along to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is A.I.-generated, but no confirmation yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026