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Music D’Angelo Reportedly Dead At 51 Further details on D’Angelo's death remain unclear after news of the iconic singer's passing became public on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music J. Cole "The Fall-Off" Credits: Every Feature And Producer J. Cole has released his highly-anticipated album "The Fall-Off," and we now have all of the producers and features. By Alexander Cole February 06, 2026
Music Everything We Know So Far About The Usher & Chris Brown Tour Chris Brown and Usher will begin their "Raymond & Brown (R&B)" joint tour presumably later this year, and the announcement has fans ecstatic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
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
Sneakers The Sneaker Jay-Z Wore to His GQ Interview Is Getting People Talking Jay-Z wore the Adidas Samba OG during his big GQ April 2026 cover interview, keeping his footwear clean and classic. By Ben Atkinson March 24, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's GNX Toronto Show Sees Spike In Ticket Sells As Drake & Kai Cenat Postpone Livestream Kendrick Lamar won several BET Awards this week, including Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year for GNX. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Issues A Stern Warning For Marlon Wayans Over Diddy Doc Criticism Marlon Wayans recently took issue with 50 Cent's new Netflix documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music LAPD Believes There Was No Murder In d4vd & Celeste Rivas Case Los Angeles police said the only crime in d4vd and Celeste Rivas' case – still without suspects – may be the concealment of her body. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals The Status Of Her New Song That Takes Shots At Offset Fans have been wanting Cardi B to release the song as a single for her long-awaited sophomore studio album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
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
Music Tyler The Creator Confirms "Don't Tap The Glass" Release Time And Tells Fans To Mellow Their Hype Tyler The Creator also dropped his last album on a Monday, although "Don't Tap The Glass" seems to be very different from "CHROMAKOPIA." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Tweets & Deletes Strange Message To Lil Baby Amid Snitching Scandal An alleged leaked jail call featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage's thoughts on the Lil Baby and Gunna beef recently hit the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Cardi B Seemingly Unleashes On Offset In Fiery Upcoming Track Recently, Cardi B went off on Offset on Twitter Spaces, telling him she hopes he will "die slow" amid their messy divorce. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2025
Sneakers First Glimpse At Young Thug's Sp5der x Adidas Collaboration The Sp5der x Adidas collaboration teases a bold rework of an Adidas icon, marrying Young Thug’s style with sneaker culture. By Ben Atkinson October 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Addresses Bizarre Rumor That Stefon Diggs Left Her Over BBL Smell Recently, fans noticed that Cardi B removed any posts featuring Stefon Diggs from her Instagram page, sparking all kinds of theories. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Sneakers Chris Brown Wore Travis Scott's Jordan 1 Low To His Doctoral Graduation Chris Brown wore the Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low "Velvet Brown" to his doctoral graduation, putting the shoe back in the spotlight. By Ben Atkinson May 24, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Draws Unfortunate First Reactions To His New Album "Tha Carter VI" A lot of fans did not like the production on Lil Wayne's long-awaited "Tha Carter VI," but it drew plenty of lyrical praise for its flashes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Piles On Ice Cube After His New Movie Receives A 0% Rating On "Rotten Tomatoes" 50 Cent is quite the ruthless troller, so it's no surprise that he's adding insult to injury to the poor reactions of Ice Cube's new film. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Mother Of XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Posts Adorable Photo Of Him Starting 1st Grade Fans have been highly supportive and kind towards XXXTENTACION's son online and the same is going on here as he starts grade school. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Usher Will Embark On "Raymond & Brown" Joint Tour Usher and Chris Brown have been working together a lot as of late, and we now know what these link-ups will lead to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Diddy’s Alleged Sex Worker “The Punisher” Opens Up About Penis Implant Sharay Hayes, otherwise known as "The Punisher," testified in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial last month. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s 28-Year-Old “In My Lifetime Vol. 1” LP Enters The Charts After Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” Jay-Z’s In My Lifetime Vol. 1 also included the infamous single “Sunshine,” which featured a music video directed by Hype Williams. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025

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