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Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals That He's Dropping "Slime Cry" Album Very Soon NBA YoungBoy had fans worried about this album as it ran into a delay and even a possible cancelation. But all systems seem to be a go. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Beyoncé Officially Becomes A Billionaire Beyoncé's massively successful "Cowboy Carter" tour from earlier this year helped her finally reach the billionaire mark. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Album Snippet Has Fans Saying A Classic Is Coming A$AP Rocky has teased quite a few snippets during this rollout, but this one really has the fans' ears perked up. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Blueface Claps Back At 21 Savage's "Streets" Takes With "F**k The Industry" Blueface joins 6ix9ine, BossMan Dlow, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers taking issue with 21 Savage and Young Thug's anti-"streets" comments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Raekwon Announces New Album “The Emperor’s New Clothes” With Features From Ghostface Killah, Nas & More Raekwon's eighth studio album, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is slated for release on July 18 via Mass Appeal. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Offset & JID’s New Single "Bodies" To Compete With Cardi B’s “Outside” Release Offset and Cardi B have been at odds for months amid their divorce, and things have only gotten messier in recent weeks. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Judge In Diddy Trial Rules On His Motion For A Mistrial Diddy and his legal team accused the prosecution of presenting allegedly false testimony during his criminal federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Debates Their Issues With Lil Wayne's New Album "Tha Carter VI" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" had some criticisms of Lil Wayne's new album, they also had praise for "Tha Carter VI" and its lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reveals He Was Banned From The Met Gala While Playboi Carti wasn't in attendance, countless celebrities showed up to the Met Gala in New York City. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025