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Music J. Cole Confirms Dreamville Fest Rumor About Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole's Dreamville Fest has been discussed during this string of interviews, including how Drake and Kendrick Lamar were nearly involved. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Drake Promises To "Win Game 2" In Cryptic IG Post Drake appears to be gearing up for another round. By Cole Blake August 26, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Hit With Yet Another Gun Charge After Guilty Plea NBA YoungBoy is facing even more legal trouble. By Cole Blake August 21, 2024
Music Complex's Top 50 Atlanta Rappers List Leads To Outraged Social Media Debates It's natural for a list of this nature to inspire some strong disagreements within you, whether you're an old or new school Atlanta fan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2024
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Calls Nicki Minaj A "Fantastic Winner" At "Melania" Premiere While some of United States President Donald Trump's supporters aren't fans of Nicki Minaj, he's as supportive of her as she is of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Landing At No. 1 On Billboard A$AP Rocky went through some first week sales turbulence with his highly anticipated album "Don't Be Dumb," but Rihanna doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Breaks His Silence Following Confusion Around His Adult Amazon Purchase Nas X is back to his trolling ways. By Zachary Horvath November 24, 2024
Music Is Young Thug’s Plea Deal A Trap To Send Him Back To Prison? REFORM Alliance's Chief Policy Officer Erin Haney breaks down Young Thug's probation conditions and why it may be a trap door to prison. By Aron A. November 18, 2024
Music Cordae Claims He Doesn't "Give One F**k" About First Week Album Sales The rapper is concerned with quality. By Elias Andrews November 12, 2024
Politics GloRilla Deletes Controversial Tweet Joking About The Election Results GloRilla joked about already being on birth control. By Cole Blake November 06, 2024