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Music Waka Flocka Honored With Professor's Degree Alongside Jesse Jackson Waka Flocka was honored alongside Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Bible Institute of America. By Aron A. June 01, 2022
Music Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Cops After Los Angeles Arrest Last week, Lil Nas X was arrested after being spotted walking around Los Angeles alone and nearly naked at 4 a.m. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Beyonce Ditches Las Vegas Sphere Reference From "Cowboy Carter" Tour Visuals Amid Cease-&-Desist Beyonce will be performing at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 25 and 26, rather than the iconic Sphere. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Plans To Take A "Breath Of Fresh Air" With New Album Gucci Mane says the deaths of his friends inspired him to take a different approach. By Caroline Fisher June 16, 2023
Music Quavo Says He's Going To Enroll At Univerity Of Georgia Quavo is ready to further his education. By Cole Blake September 11, 2023
Music Prosecutors In YNW Melly Case Seek To Add Evidence Of Witness Tampering YNW Melly may be facing another hurdle in his upcoming retrial. By Cole Blake October 24, 2023
Music Wiz Khalifa Says It Shouldn't Take Over A Day To Write A Verse Wiz Khalifa says he always sends his features back within a day. By Cole Blake January 30, 2023
Music J. Cole & Kodak Black Collab Coming Out Soon, Fans Predict How It Will Sound Some hardcore fans of either MC expressed disappointment that they're stepping out of their comfort zone, but that's what's exciting, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Previews Two Unreleased Songs At NYC Birthday Event Playboi Carti recently celebrated his birthday and played tracks that could eventually end up on "BABY BOI." By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Doja Cat Says Her Next Album Will Be More "Masculine" Doja Cat says her next album goes "in a more masculine direction." By Cole Blake February 01, 2023
Music Kai Cenat Defends The Bronx Against Gillie & Wallo After They Call It Dirty No one hates New York quite like New Yorkers, but when people from other states join the fun, no one defends New York like New Yorkers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 20, 2023
Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026