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Music Cardi B Urges Her Haters To Move On As 2026 Approaches Cardi B faces a lot of hate year in and year out, but her relationship and pregnancy with Stefon Diggs has really enraged some folks. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Relationships Drake Reveals He Bought Saweetie's Viral Bentley And Gave It Back To Quavo Drake recalled the story involving Quavo and Saweetie while livestreaming with BenDaDonnn, earlier this week. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Speaks At Erika Kirk's Turning Point USA Event, Addresses Backlash Nicki Minaj spoke with Charlie Kirk's widow and Turning Point USA CEO Erika, addressing the in-house backlash to her Donald Trump support. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Raps About Allegedly Punching Inmate For Repping OTF Earlier this year, NBA YoungBoy got thrown into solitary confinement for allegedly confronting another inmate behind bars. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Gavin Newsom Makes Nicki Minaj Rant Again By Cosigning Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj hates California governor Gavin Newsom, recently trashing his defense of transgender children and his political aspirations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Promises New Details Of Diddy’s Child With 2Pac’s Ex, Never-Before-Seen Footage According to 50 Cent, he still has plenty of dirt on Diddy that didn't make it into "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Erica Banks Arrested For Alleged Intent To Distribute Ecstasy Yesterday, Erica Banks was booked into the Dekalb County Jail on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music Drake's "Take Care" Experiences Strong Resurgence In Sales Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake's longevity is maybe the best the genre has ever seen, but if there's any doubt, this re-emergence in sales should silence that. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music J. Cole Surprises Fans At Fayetteville Listening Event For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole pays tribute to his hometown of Fayetteville consistently on "The Fall-Off," so to see him in the flesh there is even more special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Set To Honor D’Angelo And Roberta Flack With Special Tribute At The 2026 GRAMMYs Lauryn Hill will lead the tribute for the two figures. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Think He Took Shots At Joey Bada$$ In New Freestyle Some fans theorize that J. Cole dissed several of his peers in his new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Sports Toosii’s Syracuse Football Dreams Are Now In Question Earlier this week, Syracuse football coach Fran Brown revealed that Toosii may no longer be joining the Orange. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026