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Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Reveals His Mount Rushmore Of SoundCloud Rappers With A Notable Omission Lil Yachty decided to leave Juice Wrld out of his picks, explaining that he felt he came after the original era. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Ghetts Hit With 12-Year Prison Sentence Over Fatal Hit-And-Run Ghetts previously pleaded guilty to the charges stemming from the fatal hit-and-run in December and has now been sentenced. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Is Potentially Facing Another Delay If this holds true, then this will be the eighth time that Kanye West has pushed "Bully" back within the last year. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Provides An Update On The Status Of "It's A Boy" J. Cole recently spoke about his plans for the future of his career during an "AMA" with fans on social media. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Sports Jalen Hurts Wants NBA YoungBoy To Perform At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Jalen Hurts and several other NFL players discussed their ideal halftime show ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Pharrell Previews New Music With A$AP Rocky & Quavo At Louis Vuitton Runway Show Pharrell recently impressed with the Louis Vuitton Men's Fall-Winter 2026 runway show, and some upcoming collabs. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky "Don't Be Dumb" Credits: Every Producer And Feature A$AP Rocky's album drought is over, and the producers and guest vocalists on "Don't Be Dumb" had a lot to do with the rewarding payoff. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026