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Music J. Cole Unveils Cover Art For Upcoming Album “The Fall-Off” J Cole has finally announced the official release date of his highly anticipated seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Drake Becomes First Rapper With 10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Simultaneously The news comes as fans have been streaming Drake's best albums in anticipation of the release of his next effort, "Iceman." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Max B Admits He “Took His D*ck Out” During Angela Yee Interview In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Lizzo Settles Lawsuit Over Her Song Joking About Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Ad Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Drops Playboi Carti From The Official Version Of "Helicopter$" "Helicopter$" is the latest single from A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops this week. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Candace Owens Calls For A Constitutional Change So She Can Sample Kanye West Candace Owens has an "amazing new intro" she wants to use for her show but to sample Kanye West she has to pay an outrageous price for it. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Aaron Hall Remains Missing Even After A Private Investigator's Efforts Aaron Hall has left lawyers and a private investigator completely dumbfounded as their many attempts to track him down have gone nowhere. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Denies Rumors That He Was Involved In Konvy Shooting Lil Tjay also denied posting emojis in reaction to Konvy being shot at in The Bronx during his Kick livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Allegedly Mocks Adin Ross & Cuffem's Friend Konvy After Shooting Lil Tjay's beef with Adin Ross and Cuffem may have influenced his alleged reaction to Kick streamer Konvy being shot at during an NYC stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026