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Music Jim Jones Trashes Clipse's "Ace Trumpets" Jim Jones has had his issues with Pusha T and Clipse in the past and it seems like he could be reigniting their feud. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Chris Brown Brings Out 50 Cent For A Surprise Performance In Manchester The collaboration comes after 50 Cent labeled Chris Brown "the best overall artist out" on Instagram, last month. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Drake Flexes His Gym Gains Amid Hype For New Album "Iceman" Amid other narratives about Drake's musical moves and his place within hip-hop these days, he's just focusing on his grind above all else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Kai Cenat & Drake Postpone Their Stream Together Much To The Chagrin Of Fans Kai Cenat bumped into Kendrick Lamar, Drake's rival, and SZA at this year's BET Award 2025 with Druski. Lamar shook Cenat's hand. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Physically Assaulted Her After Cassie Video Was Released The anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim recalled an alleged instance of mutual physical abuse during the Diddy trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Critics Of Her Writing Skills In Fiery ASCAP Award Speech The ASCAP Award win comes as Cardi B continues to prepare for the release of her long-awaited sophomore album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Social Media Argues If Big Sean Had The Best Verse On Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" With Most Claiming It Big Sean released his latest album, Better Me Than You, in 2024 with hit song "Who You Are (Superstar)" and "Together Forever." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Music Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls Out Cardi B For Shopping At Target During Viral Boycott Shoppers have been avoiding Target as a way to boycott its decision to drop its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mom Gets Brutal Rejection Over Sentencing Request Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were both convicted in an alleged fraud scheme, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026