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Music Cardi B Delivers Scintillating NPR Tiny Desk Performance Cardi B delivered her NPR Tiny Desk concert on Monday, and it was filled with some of the biggest hits of her career. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Calls Mero To Support Hot 97 Jabs Joe Budden is one of many hip-hop media figures reacting to Mero and Kazeem's Hot 97 rant, which complained about the station's higher-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Lil Baby's Team Offered Promo Payment Despite Beef DJ Akademiks is not a fan of Lil Baby at all, and continues to claim a member of Baby's entourage tried to "swing on" him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Diddy Faces Strict New Prison Rules Following Transfer Prison officials have detailed the rules Diddy must follow at FCI Allenwood, from early morning counts to contraband searches. By Erika Marie October 16, 2026
Music Blueface's New Face Tattoos Are Causing A Stir Online Blueface recently came through with some new face tattoos, and as you can imagine, fans have a lot to say. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2026
Music Songwriter Reveals Which Ariana Grande Song Was Meant For Beyoncé & JAY-Z Ilya Salmanzadeh recently offered some insight into an Ariana Grande smash hit which was actually meant for JAY-Z and Beyonce. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music Rick Ross' Son's Assault Case Takes Petty Turn As 50 Cent Offers To Help Suspect Police arrested a 20-year-old accused of threatening Rick Ross' son with a gun, prompting another round of jokes from 50 Cent. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Scores Hefty Settlement After Winning Case Against Former Manager A judge found that Patrick "Pat" Corcoran repeatedly violated fiduciary obligations to Chance The Rapper. He must now pay up to $1.5 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Jokes About Using OVO Chain From Drake To Slide In DMs DJ Akademiks got his OVO chain from Drake earlier this year when he participated in the "ICEMAN" reveal stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Downplays Jay-Z's Influence And Blames Him For "Curtis'" Blowout Loss To Ye's "Graduation" While on "Flagrant," 50 Cent had some honest thoughts about Jay-Z, as well as his epic showdown with Kanye West. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Relationships Meet The Mothers Of Chris Brown's Four Children Court battles, quiet co-parenting, romance rumors, and public fallout all shape the histories behind Brown’s four co-parents. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Music YesJulz Blames "Random Girls" For Triggering Ye's Infamous Rant YesJulz claims that interruptions during Ye's Vultures recording session led to his controversial outburst in Las Vegas. By Erika Marie October 16, 2026