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Music Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” First-Week Sales Projections Are In Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Baby Keem Announces Streamable L.A. Listening Party For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem's listening party for his new album "Ca$ino" will also be available to stream live on his YouTube channel. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language." By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music KSI Calls Out Trippie Redd Over ‘Wake Up Call’ Video Shoot, Trippie Fires Back Trippie doesn't agree. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Sports Toosii’s Syracuse Football Dreams Are Now In Question Earlier this week, Syracuse football coach Fran Brown revealed that Toosii may no longer be joining the Orange. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Pop Culture Adam22 Responds To Unsubstantiated Rumor About Pooh Shiesty Kidnapping & Robbing Gucci Mane These rumors about Pooh Shiesty trying to get out of his deal with Gucci Mane remain completely unsubstantiated. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Says Mom Begged Him To Get With Rihanna His mother had been planting the RiRi seed in his head for years. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Sounds Rejuvenated On Fun New Snippet Shared By Sounwave Sounwave actually shared more behind the scenes footage from Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" era, although we hope this snippet finds another home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Speaks At Erika Kirk's Turning Point USA Event, Addresses Backlash Nicki Minaj spoke with Charlie Kirk's widow and Turning Point USA CEO Erika, addressing the in-house backlash to her Donald Trump support. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Rihanna Shooting Suspect Assigned Public Defender With Life Sentence Looming Rihanna's alleged attacker, Ivanna Ortiz, is preparing for her court battle following her arrest on Sunday, March 8. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026