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Music Drake Surpasses Jay-Z And Ties Taylor Swift With Latest Billboard Achievement Drake released three albums a couple of weeks ago, and now, those albums have found themselves on the Billboard 200. By Alexander Cole May 25, 2026
Random Barbados Declares Rihanna To Be An Official National Hero The singer attended a ceremony with the Prince of Wales as Barbados cuts ties with the British and removes the Queen as the head of state. By Erika Marie November 30, 2021
Politics Chris Brown Thanks Jasmine Crockett And Apologizes For Fallout Over Award Critics questioned Jasmine Crockett’s decision to honor Chris Brown, prompting the singer to address the controversy himself. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk's Trial Brings Up Ancient Murder To Advise Jury's Process Judge Michael Fitzgerald's brief history lesson relates to prosecutors' claims that Lil Durk approved of a hit on Quando Rondo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Drake Previews Remix Of Ella Langley's "Choosin Texas" Drake recently attended an Ella Langley concert, and it appears as though he spring boarded that into a new collaboration. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator's Past Comments About R. Kelly & Diddy Come To Light Tyler, the Creator is being called out because of his old tweets, and it seems like R. Kelly and Diddy were part of the leak. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Lands Atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Of The Century List The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well. By Devin Morton August 28, 2025
Relationships Marc Lamont Hill Snaps On Joe Budden Over Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating on her in a breakup post on Instagram, last weekend. By Cole Blake April 29, 2026
Music AllStar JR Hints At His Alleged Involvement In The Shooting Of NBA Ben 10 Earlier this week, NBA YoungBoy affiliate NBA Ben 10 was shot at a Houston restaurant, and it appears AllStar JR was allegedly involved. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Quotes Jay-Z While Calling United Nations Speech A "MAGA Flex" With a new Nicki Minaj album coming soon, her recent United Nations speech is inspiring more bars... With some Jay-Z shade thrown in there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Yung Miami Pulls Out Of Bossman Dlow's Motion Party Tour Bossman Dlow made the announcement today (July 14), promising fans that he'll have an update about rescheduled dates soon. By Erika Marie July 14, 2026