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Music Joe Budden Opens Up About The Dark Reality Of Percocet Addiction During his recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay," Joe Budden got brutally honest about the height of his addiction. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How To Defeat Kendrick Lamar In A Rap Battle According to DJ Akademiks, the trick to defeating Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle is actually pretty simple. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music What Time Is J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Dropping? J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" is about to be upon us. But when exactly? We have all of that information for you right here. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Sports Snoop Dogg Carries The Olympic Torch Through Italy Ahead Of The Opening Ceremony Snoop Dogg will be serving as the first-ever honorary coach for Team USA during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Politics Drake Likes Old Clip Of J Prince Discussing Pusha T After Latest Jeffrey Epstein Files Release Drake famously feuded with Pusha T back in 2018, but the battle ended after Pusha dropped "The Story of Adidon." By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music 21 Savage Allegedly Gets Stripped Of 25 Million Spotify Streams The streams came from 21 Savage's latest studio album, "What Happened To The Streets?," which he released back in December. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music CeeLo Green And His Son Go Viral For Makeup-Heavy Look At The Grammys Events like The Grammys are when celebrities want to make over-the-top statements and CeeLo Green and his son certainly did just that. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music JID's Reaction To Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win Goes Viral JID went up against Kendrick Lamar in two categories at the Grammys. They included "Best Rap Album" and "Best Melodic Rap Performance." By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Unleashes On Jay-Z After Getting Roasted At The Grammys During the Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah made fun of Nicki Minaj for her recent support of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026