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Politics Donald Trump Gushes Over Nicki Minaj’s “Beautiful” Skin & Nails During a Black History Month event at the White House today, Donald Trump showered Nicki Minaj with compliments. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music J. Cole Makes Fans’ Day With A FaceTime Call One J. Cole fan recently ran into the rapper at a Nike Store in Nashville, and decided to surprise his group chat. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music J. Cole Flexes Basketball Skills, Hoops With Fans On His "Trunk Sale" Tour J. Cole has been doing a lot with fans on his "Trunk Sale" tour to promote "The Fall-Off," whether it's hearing freestyles or chatting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Chuck D To Gene Simmons' Controversial Take On Rappers Being In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Gene Simmons riled fans up with his bold take on hip-hop's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Chuck D is stepping to defend his genre. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd Denies Taking Part In 6ix9ine Home Invasion Over the weekend, four masked men with guns broke into 6ix9ine's Florida home while he was doing a stream with Jack Doherty. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks YFN Lucci's Mother's Shooting After He Dismisses Him 6ix9ine does not believe in Young Thug and YFN Lucci squashing their beef, but Lucci doesn't seem to care what he thinks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn't Know Who The Alchemist Is After Collab Meme Maybe Young Thug's confusion is about Ian Connor, who recently posted texts with Thugger about The Alchemist and their collab album meme. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Politics Cardi B Claims Sex Workers Are Dropping Their Rates Because Of Donald Trump's Economy Cardi B went off in a fiery rant aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters during the Instagram livestream. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Argument At Chris Brown's NOLA Show Turns Into Nasty Brawl It's unclear what led to these ladies to throw down, but seeing a fight at Chris Brown concert is not what we expected. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Kanye West's Switzerland Concert Canceled By Soccer Club This follows Kanye West's other concert cancelations, show postponements, and travel bans in the United Kingdom, France, and Poland. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Ebro Refutes The Belief That He's A Hater Of Independent Media Ebro says he's always been one to crack jokes about DJ Akademiks and other creators, but he wasn't going after independent media. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Jay Electronica Jumps Into The Crowd To Confront Hecklers At L.A. Show Following the performance in Los Angeles, Jay Electronica has several more shows lined up in the coming months. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026