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Music JAŸ-Z Teams Up With Rick Rubin For Eight-Part Docuseries, "JAŸ-Z In 8" JAŸ-Z and Rick Rubin are sitting down for an eight-part series about the life of one of hip-hop's most important artists. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Diddy Spotted Walking Around Prison Yard As New Footage Surfaces Online Diddy still has a year and a half to go in his prison sentence, and as it turns out, the mogul is staying active behind bars. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music Drake Topples Don Toliver As "ICEMAN" Becomes The Best Selling Rap Album Of 2026 Drake's "ICEMAN" has been garnering some major sales since its release back in May, and the fans continue to support it. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music BET Awards 2026: Full List Of Winners The 2026 BET Awards winners are being announced tonight during a ceremony to be held a the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2026
TV Ray J Gets Inappropriate At The BET Awards Red Carpet, And Gets Roasted By Druski Ray J was engaging in some antics at the BET Awards, and Druski could not help but get involved with some jokes. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky Dominates B2K During Verzuz Battle And Wins Every Round Pretty Ricky and B2K had been building up to this Verzuz battle for about five years, and the results did not disappoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Relationships Kanye West & A Bikini-Clad Bianca Censori Bring Back The Mannequin Challenge While the Mannequin Challenge has been out of style for years, Kanye West and Bianca Censori have decided to bring it back. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Joe Budden Tears Into Future's "The Real Me": "I Almost Deleted This Bulls**t" "The Joe Budden Podcast's" other hosts were more charitable to Future's "The Real Me," but sadly for Pluto, not by much. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Relationships Lil Wayne Announces Madi Cannon Breakup, Reveals They Were Never Engaged Lil Wayne and Madi Cannon were thought to be engaged, but as it turns out, the couple have decided to part ways. By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Accused Of Inappropriate Relationship With House Arrest Supervisor Federal prosecutors claim Pooh Shiesty received unauthorized privileges while on house arrest, adding another layer to his pending criminal case involving Gucci Mane. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's "Extra Innings" Show Delayed As Yankee Stadium Security Fails To Let In Thousands Of Fans Thousands of fans can't get into Yankee Stadium, and with security crumbling, JAŸ-Z's Extra Innings show could be shut down early. By Alexander Cole July 12, 2026
Music Jim Jones Deletes Video With Busta Rhymes After “Pause” Jokes Go Too Far Jim Jones faces the wrath of "Pause" after sharing a video of himself and Busta Rhymes together at the Jay-Z concert. By Aron A. July 15, 2026