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Music J. Cole Surprises Fans At Fayetteville Listening Event For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole pays tribute to his hometown of Fayetteville consistently on "The Fall-Off," so to see him in the flesh there is even more special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Wages War On Grok Amid Flurry Of Inappropriate Edits Grok, Twitter's AI chatbot, has been a controversial addition to the app and Iggy Azalea is one of many against the tool. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Targets Young Thug, Diddy & More In “Rap Up 2025” Uncle Murda's "Rap Up 2025" features bars about Young Thug and Gunna, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, Diddy, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music 50 Cent Mocks Dame Dash After Film Company Sells For $100 This week, Dame Dash's film company was put up for auction in an attempt to pay off some of his defamation lawsuit judgments. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Kai Cenat's Ex "Ugly" And Promises He Can Do Better Kai Cenat announced that he and Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah were ending their relationship in a post on X, last week. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Cardi B Urges Her Haters To Move On As 2026 Approaches Cardi B faces a lot of hate year in and year out, but her relationship and pregnancy with Stefon Diggs has really enraged some folks. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Politics Tokyo Toni Snaps On Khia For Criticizing Nicki Minaj's Politics Nicki Minaj has been coming under fire for joining Erika Kirk on stage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Pop Culture Adam22 Drops 4xtra Diss Track, And The Internet Hates It Adam22 is taking some disrespectful shots at one of his "No Jumper" affiliates, 4xtra, and many feel he's made a grave mistake. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Deactivates Her Instagram Amid Heavy AmFest Backlash Nicki Minaj has said she's not listening to anyone's criticisms publicly, but she's taking one extra step to ensure she can't hear the noise. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Drake Jokes That Adonis Isn't His "Mini-Me" Anymore Drake shares his only son, Adonis Graham, with Sophie Brussaux, who welcomed him back in October of 2017. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Pop Culture SZA Spreads Holiday Cheer Over Jake Paul & Andrew Tate's Boxing Losses Jake Paul and Andrew Tate had boxing matches in back-to-back nights last weekend, both losing soundly which is music to SZA's ears. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music 21 Savage Inspires Various Hip-Hop Artists To Condemn "The Streets" Pooh Shiesty, YFN Lucci, and G Herbo are the latest rappers to follow 21 Savage's lead and seemingly leave "the streets" behind. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025