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Music Wiz Khalifa Goes Viral For Flaunting His Bulge During Workout Video Wiz had a lot of fans speaking out on the situation. By Alexander Cole January 04, 2024
Relationships NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's Rocky Relationship: A Timeline "On-again off-again" doesn’t even begin to describe what’s happened in NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's less-than two-year romance. By Isaiah Cane September 09, 2020
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music How To Listen To J. Cole's "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles J. Cole just dropped off four new freestyles as part of an EP called "Birthday Blizzard '26," hosted by the legendary DJ Clue. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Seems To Clap Back At Drake Diss On Ken Carson's New Album Drake had a purported shot for Playboi Carti on "ICEMAN," which Carti may have responded to on the new Ken Carson collab "wedidit." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Skrilla Shares Pictures Of Himself Sacrificing Animals To Celebrate The New Year Skrilla is best-known for starting the viral “67” craze with the release of his song, "Doot Doot (6 7)," last year. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music JayDaYoungan’s Mother Recalls His Devastating Last Words After Shooting In July of 2022, JayDaYoungan was shot and killed outside of his Louisiana home after reportedly being ambushed by five gunmen. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Music Driver Hauling J. Cole Concert Equipment Dies In California Crash The driver died after losing control of a big rig carrying equipment for Thursday’s show at Golden 1 Center. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Trolls DJ Khaled After Drake's "ICEMAN" Diss Charlamagne Tha God warned DJ Khaled earlier this week that Drake would be dissing him on his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Previews Two Unreleased Songs At NYC Birthday Event Playboi Carti recently celebrated his birthday and played tracks that could eventually end up on "BABY BOI." By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Quando Rondo Talks "Here For A Reason," Rappers Vs. Streamers & Wanting 50 Cent To Produce His Biopic Quando Rondo's embarked on a new path but that hasn't changed his approach to crafting soulfully melodic records. The rapper chops it up about his new album, Thanksgiving plans, and more. By Aron A. November 21, 2024