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Music Melyssa Ford Speaks On Being A Pawn In The Drake-Joe Budden Beef Drake made things extra awkward between Melyssa Ford and "The Joe Budden Podcast" after being shouted out on "Gimme A Hug." By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles Leave The Internet In Awe Yesterday, J. Cole surprised fans with the release of four new freestyles just in time for his 41st birthday. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Politics Uncle Luke Steps Down From High School Football Coaching To Pursue Political Career Uncle Luke had been serving as the head coach of the football team at Miami Edison Senior High School since 2018. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music Taxstone Hit With Contraband Charges At Brooklyn Prison Where Diddy Is Awaiting Trial Taxstone recently received a new sentence over the Troy Ave shooting case, whereas Diddy was just hit with a new indictment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Suge Knight's Attorney Is Appalled By Court's Move To Uphold His 28-Year Sentence Suge Knight is currently behind bars for a voluntary manslaughter conviction over a fatal hit-and-run in 2015. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Cam'ron Wishes Worked With Eminem & Nas Earlier In His Career Cam'ron's comments come as both he and Eminem have hinted at making cameos in Adam Sandler’s "Happy Gilmore 2." By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Jim Jones & Floyd Mayweather With Bizarre AI “Rocky III” Spoof On "The Breakfast Club," Jim Jones challenged Cam'ron to a fight with $10 million on the line, much to 50 Cent's amusement. By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Jim Jones Brutally Clowns Mase For His Weight: “He Looks Terrible” During a recent interview with "XXL," Jim Jones was asked what he thinks about where Mase's career currently stands. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Joins Cam'ron To Brutally Troll Jim Jones For Jinxing Gervonta Davis' Title Fight Jim Jones walked out with Gervonta Davis during the entrance to his fight against Lamont Roach Jr. which ended in disappointing fashion. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Retains The Top Spot On Hot 100 For Second Consecutive Week At this point, it's becoming more and more difficult to name Kendrick Lamar and SZA's best collaboration overall. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Politics Kanye West Alleges Donald Trump Agrees With His Claim That Adolf Hitler "Did Some Good Things" Kanye West will probably delete these Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler tweets soon enough, as has been his M.O. for years now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025