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Music Megan Thee Stallion Explains Why She Appears To Be So Tall Megan Thee Stallion says she's not as tall as people think. By Cole Blake January 27, 2025
Music Drake Surprises Streamer With Generous Gift During “ICEMAN” Sculpture Visit Twitch streamer BigMonRaph recently stopped by Drake's massive ice installation in Toronto, and it paid off. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Society Jay-Z Displeased With Lack Of "Black" Arbitrators Shortlisted For His Legal Dispute Jay-Z won't budge unless the independent court produces a more diverse list of candidates. By Devin Ch November 28, 2018
Music DJ Akademiks Clears 21 Savage Of Botting Rumors But Says "WHTTS?" Isn't Totally Off The Hook 21 Savage returned with his fourth studio album, "What Happened to the Streets?," back on Friday, December 12. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Ray J Claims He's Slept With 12,500 Women, But He Has A Limit Ray J has said and done some outrageous things in his life but this latest claim about sexual partners may take the cake. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Will Appear On DJ Dahi’s Upcoming Album Vince Staples, Childish Gambino & more will also appear on DJ Dahi's upcoming album. By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music Digital Nas Refutes The Validity Of Kanye West's "Cousins" Digital Nas saying this isn't too surprising considering that he's been close with Kanye West for a few years now. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Jhené Aiko Scores First Billboard 200 No. 1 With Westside Whimsy "Westside Whimsy" marks a new career peak for Jhené Aiko, who previously topped out at No. 2 with "Chilombo." By Erika Marie September 21, 2026
Music Blueface, Chrisean Rock, Tyga & More Perform At Tory Lanez's "Concert" Tory Lanez's "tour" of listening parties is going on while he's in jail, and its L.A. stop featured Blueface, Tyga, Chrisean Rock, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2026
Sports Claressa Shields Fires Back At GloRilla's Sister After Remy Ma Comparison Fight week got personal for Claressa Shields after BroRilla dragged her online and brought Remy Ma into the conversation. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
Music Cam’ron Admits He Never Planned To Follow Through On J. Cole Lawsuit During a recent episode of his podcast, Cam'ron confirmed that his lawsuit against J. Cole has officially been dropped. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Clipse & Pharrell To Take The Stage At The 2026 Grammys Clipse are in the running for five Grammy Awards this year, including album of the year, best rap performance, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026