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Music Ice Spice Sex Tape Leak Rumors Run Rampant On Social Media Ice Spice is the latest artist to get hit by blue check desperation. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2024
Numbers Kanye West's "Bully" Receives Astronomical First Week Sales Projections Kanye West just dropped off "Bully," and while it might not be his best project, there is no denying that the fans are listening. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Big Sean & Jhené Aiko’s Reported Breakup Leaves Social Media Users Stunned Earlier this week, it was reported that Big Sean and Jhené Aiko decided to go their separate ways after roughly a decade. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Clowns Benny The Butcher's Walmart Shooting After Diss Benny The Butcher recently dissed Freddie Gibbs on the Westside Gunn track "FREE ROLEYS" off of "HEELS HAVE EYES 3." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Joe Budden Explains Why He Didn't Like Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle Joe Budden went on his podcast this week to discuss the recent Jay-Z freestyle, and he did not mince words. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Ja Rule Threatens To Sue 50 Cent For Spreading Allegations About Him & Diddy Ja Rule was furious with 50 Cent for posting a video of Diddy's former bodyguard making allegations about them. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Did JID Diss J. Cole? Dreamville Rapper Lashes Out At Label Boss & BET Awards In Deleted Tweets JID seemingly had some words for BET and J. Cole is a pair of since-deleted tweets. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music The Game Responds After Being Exposed For Using Same Pick-up Line On Multiple Women The Game is still trying to find love and making things worse is that his go-to pick-up line isn't working. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Teams Up With Rick Rubin For Eight-Part Docuseries, "JAŸ-Z In 8" JAŸ-Z and Rick Rubin are sitting down for an eight-part series about the life of one of hip-hop's most important artists. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Coi Leray Rings In 2026 By Showing Off New Breast Implants Coi Leray had pondered a breast augmentation for a couple of years, revisiting the topic as recently as November 2025. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026