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Sports Magic Johnson Reacts To Nas' Shout-Out On New Album: "Magic 2" Magic Johnson thanked Nas for naming a song after him on "Magic 2." By Cole Blake July 23, 2023
Numbers J.I.D. & J. Cole's "Off Deez" Goes Gold Dreamville's J.I.D. earns yet another "DiCaprio 2" plaque, this time for his zany J. Cole collaboration "Off Deez." By Mitch Findlay March 09, 2020
Music Wyclef Jean Admits That He Thought Fans Wouldn't "Dig" 1997 Album, "The Carnival" Wyclef Jean says that he was worried that people wouldn't be into the boundary-pushing nature of his first solo album, "The Carnival." By Cole Blake July 17, 2022
Music Kodak Black & Zoe Spencer's Awkward Livestream Interaction Goes Viral Fans have been criticizing Kodak Black for the way he behaved with Zoe Spencer during her recent livestream. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music Drake's "Marvin's Room" Reaches RIAA's Diamond Eligibility, His 16th Song To Do So Drake's "Marvin's Room" included a voicemail from a former friend of the rap star that would actually file a lawsuit over the song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 07, 2025
Music Watch Charli XCX's Nostalgic Performance Of "1999" On "The Tonight Show" Charli XCX and Troye Sivan are unflinching in their embrace of the last millennium. By Brynjar Chapman November 13, 2018
Music Diddy Hit With Massive $60 Million Lawsuit From Former Da Band Member Sara Rivers Sara Rivers previously made similar allegations about Diddy in the recent documentary, "The Making of a Bad Boy." By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Pop Culture Saweetie Speaks Out Against Injustices Facing Black People: "Stop Shooting Us Down" While going #BehindTheTweets with Twitter, Saweetie briefly discusses police brutality. By Joshua Robinson May 26, 2021
Music BET Awards 2024 Nominations: A Look At Album Of The Year From Victoria Monét’s debut album, to Nicki’s long awaited “Pink Friday 2.” By Demi Phillips May 20, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky's AWGE Teases Incoming Rollout For "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe It's possible that A$AP Rocky's AWGE label is teasing another release, perhaps the follow-up to Playboi Carti's "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music El Snappo Delivers Energetic "On The Radar" Performance After Signing With 300 Entertainment El Snappo is poised for a huge 2024. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2024
Sports Lil Wayne To Walk Dustin Poirier Out For Final UFC Fight Against Max Holloway Dustin Poirier has said that he plans on retiring from MMA after his fight at UFC 318 against Max Holloway By Cole Blake July 17, 2025