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Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Admits He's Always Been Advised To Never Get Married, So He Won't Jermaine Dupri has created some of the most iconic love songs ever with Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge, and Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 21, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Praises Taylor Swift For Dissing Charli XCX On "The Life Of A Showgirl" Nicki Minaj also compared herself to Taylor Swift while discussing "The Life Of A Showgirl" on social media. By Cole Blake October 03, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan: Where Are They Now? The Clan’s still going strong, three decades later. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Reportedly Being Shunned From 2026 Met Gala Nicki Minaj was at last year's Met Gala, but it seems her recent actions are "freezing" her out from receiving an invite back this year. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music Dame Dash Warns Charlamagne Tha God Against Damaging His Reputation After Wild "Breakfast Club" Interview Dame Dash and Charlamagne got into several heated exchanges during Tuesday's episode of "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Professes His Allegiance To Donald Trump According to NBA YoungBoy, his "MASA" album title simple means to follow and enforce "whatever Trump applying." By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Bhad Bhabie Goes Off On Critics Accusing Her Of Blackfishing Bhad Bhabie took to social media to respond to folks claiming she's trying to be Black, affirming her white Jewish and Italian roots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Avoids Charges & Arrest After Riding Passenger In Drug Bust NBA YoungBoy was the passenger of a car that Utah police found drugs in during a traffic stop, but his colleagues claimed responsibility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
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