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Music Drake Collaborator Sparks Speculation After Sharing J. Cole's “The Fall-Off” Trailer J. Cole recently announced the release date of his upcoming album "The Fall-Off," and unveiled its cover art and trailer. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Record Label Clarifies He’s Not In Jail Following Reports Of His Arrest Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Drake Reminisces On The Day He Signed His First Record Deal Drake has had a long journey from "Room For Improvement" all the way to the upcoming "ICEMAN," a journey he's very grateful for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Mal Calls Andre 3000 The “Most Overrated Rapper” Of All Time According to Mal of the "New Rory & Mal" podcast, Andre 3000 is no longer one of his top five rappers for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out 12-Year-Old Concertgoer Who Went Bar-For-Bar All Night During his wildly successful "Grand National" tour with SZA, Kendrick Lamar has signed fans' vinyls, met them backstage, and showed them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Offset Feeds Into "Without Warning" Sequel Hype With Suggestive Tweet This is of course just a rumor right now, but it would be a moment if Offset, Metro Boomin, and 21 Savage all reunited. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Chief Keef & G Herbo Affiliate Reportedly Shot At Mello Buckzz Show Four individuals died and 14 others were injured at a shooting at Mello Buckzz's album release party and concert in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Diddy Dropped To His Knees And Prayed Upon Hearing Not Guilty Verdict Diddy and his loved ones appeared incredibly relieved in court today as his federal trial finally came to an end. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Jeezy Claims Jay-Z Removed Him From Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" While Jeezy has a couple of iconic Jay-Z collabs under his belt, he said he fumbled his big break to work with Beyoncé. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & Wale Joke With Each Other Again Over Clip Of Gangsta Gibbs On Paris Runway Freddie Gibbs and Wale are well-known for their colorful commentary on social media. Both comments are usually either comical or serious. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Diddy Defense Labels Him An Alleged Abuser, Not A Sex Trafficker, In Closing Argument In court today, Marc Agnifilo claimed that if Diddy were being charged with domestic violence, he would have allegedly pleaded guilty. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Diddy & Justin Combs Sued For Allegedly Orchestrating Gang Rape Diddy is facing yet another legal issue as his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial nears its end. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025