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Music J. Cole Fails To Release "The Fall Off" Despite Rumors Of A Surprise Drop Hip-Hop media personalities were claiming that J. Cole might be dropping on Friday, but in the end, we were had. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Praises Kanye West As An "Amazing Friend That's Loyal" The rapper says he's able to speak freely with 'Ye. By Erika Marie July 27, 2019
Music New Trippie Redd Leak "Outside" feat. Lil Tjay, Polo G & The Kid LAROI Surfaces The collaboration surfaced online and is suspected to be featured on Trippie's next album. By Madusa S. January 14, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Smacked With 240 Days Jail Sentence: Report Exactly 240 Days in jail & 265 days of community service. By Aida C. April 30, 2019
Music A$AP Rocky’s "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Skyrocket Thanks To Vinyl Release A$AP Rocky might have waited a long time in between projects, but its reportedly not affecting him from a sales perspective. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music The Game Sparks Heated Debate Online After Posting Photos With His Daughter The Game catches flak for being a loving dad. By Zachary Horvath June 19, 2024
Music DDG Reveals He Has No Fire Insurance For His Mansion That Burned Down In L.A. DDG is figuring everything out right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025
Music Dr. Umar Claims 50 Cent Made Diddy Docuseries Out Of “Self-Hatred” Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced doc, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," continues to elicit mixed reactions from viewers. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Brent Faiyaz Shares Release Date For Sophomore Album, "F*ck The World" Mark your calendars! By Noah C December 25, 2019
Music Vince Staples Explains To Joe Budden Why He Has No Interest In Drake, J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar Beef Vince Staples doesn't care for the competitive aspects of the genre. By Alexander Cole April 10, 2024
Music Waka Flocka Announces "Flockavelli 2" Release Date The long-awaited sequel to Flocka's breakthrough debut album is coming this fall. By Trevor Smith April 22, 2018
Music Akon Reveals $6 Billion Contract To Build City In Senegal Akon's made official advancements in building a city in Senegal. By Aron A. June 16, 2020