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Music J. Cole Announces "The Fall-Off" World Tour After much anticipation, J. Cole has come through with the official announcement of "The Fall-Off" tour and it's going global. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music CyHi Slammed As A Hypocrite After Criticizing The Decline Of Street Lyricism CiHi recently took to Twitter to weigh in on the new generation of rappers, sparking a heated debated in his replies. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music GloRilla’s Sister Leaks Mother’s Alleged Angry Texts About The Rapper GloRilla's sister is not backing down since accusing the "TGIF" performer of financially neglecting their family. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Goes On A Twitter Rampage After Trevor Noah's Grammy Roast Trevor Noah made it a point to work Nicki Minaj into some of his jokes during the Grammys and it seems like his roast set her off. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Woman Accuses Kodak Black Of Intimidating Her Stepfather After Car Crash While Kodak Black isn't in any legal trouble yet from this alleged incident, it still definitely doesn't help his reputation. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Was Allegedly Caught With Adderall Before Dallas Arrest Earlier this month, Finesse2tymes and his girlfriend FNG Shugg were arrested on multiple charges during a traffic stop. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Alleges He Was Punched By Tylil’s Goon DJ Akademiks had a lot to get off of his chest this weekend and that includes calling out Tylil for allegedly trying to backdoor him. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Relationships Ariana Grande Reveals An Untold Moment She Shared With Mac Miller After Her Nickelodeon Career Ariana Grande and Mac Miller were a celebrated musical couple in the late 2010s as their love for each other remained even after their split. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Wants His Mo3 Murder Trial Delayed After His Mother's Death Yella Beezy will face trial for a charge of capital murder related to his alleged role in the killing of Mo3 in 2020. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Recalls Cutting Off Friends Who Took Advantage Of His Schizophrenia Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles alongside his wife on "The Breakfast Club" on Monday. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025