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Music DJ Premier Is Furious With D’Angelo Funeral Attendees For Filming The Service Legendary singer D’Angelo died amid a private battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 51, last month. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music MAGA Rapper Forgiato Blow Embarrasses Himself With Offensive New Song, "White N****" Forgiato Blow is a MAGA rapper known for making some truly awful music, and now, even WorldStarHipHop is co-signing his garbage. By Alexander Cole March 18, 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
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Shares Support For Nicki Minaj's MAGA Turn Waka Flocka Flame has also expressed support for United States President Donald Trump, so this random Nicki Minaj shoutout is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
TV Jay-Z Reflects On Feeling Betrayed By Irv Gotti Friendship gets complicated as Jay-Z recalls feeling betrayed by Irv Gotti over Ja Rule and a possible Nas signing. By Erika Marie October 12, 2026
Sports Colin Kaepernick Claims Jay-Z Planted Hit Pieces Due To Sellout Comments Colin Kaepernick has been speaking to various outlets about the Jay-Z NFL controversy amid the release of his memoir, "The Perilous Fight." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Manager Breaks Silence On His Passing At Funeral Service Lil Poppa tragically passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last month, and his family and loved ones laid him to rest today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains How Drake Is Turning Haters Into Fans With "Iceman" Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his highly-anticipated album, "Iceman," despite promoting the project since 2025. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Drake Shows Off Cam'ron's Pink Range Rover In "FOMO" Short Film Drake showed off Cam'ron's legendary pink Range Rover from the "Killa Cam" and "Get Em Girls" music videos. By Ben Atkinson September 16, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Thanks 50 Cent For Going Above & Beyond To Support Him In Jail In addition to 50 Cent, Fetty Wap also thanked artists like Coi Leray and Chief Keef for supporting him during his time in prison. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music John Forté’s Cause Of Death Officially Revealed In January, John Forté was found unresponsive on his kitchen floor in Chilmark by a neighbor at the age of 50. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026