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Music Afroman Takes To The Streets To Celebrate His Win Following Viral Lawsuit Afroman recently found himself in the middle of a defamation lawsuit with Adams County deputies, and on Wednesday, he won. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026
Music J. Cole Unveils Cover Art For Upcoming Album “The Fall-Off” J Cole has finally announced the official release date of his highly anticipated seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Pooh Shiesty And Big30 Pooh Shiesty was arrested on Wednesday in Dallas by the FBI with the reasoning being unknown. Now, we have a surplus of information as to why. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Argues Shaniqua Tompkins Is Using Their Legal Dispute To Embarrass Him 50 Cent and G-Unit Books previously accused Shaniqua Tompkins of breaching their life-rights agreement in 2025. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Five Takeaways From Jay-Z's New Interview With GQ Jay-Z sat down for his first in-depth interview in years. By Aron A. March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Adds Second Los Angeles Show After A Million People Queued Up This expansion of Kanye West's Los Angeles concert stop comes amid the incoming arrival of his new album "BULLY." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Max B Performs For Packed Crowd At Welcome Home Show Max B made his long-awaited return on November 9 and has not wasted anytime getting back into the groove music wise. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Rory From "Rory & Mal" Lit Up On Twitter Spaces After Being Exposed For Old Anti-Black Tweets Several of Rory Farrell's old tweets have resurfaced, exposing him for making offensive comments about Black women. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Sports Colin Kaepernick's Partner Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Blackballing Him Amid Nicki Minaj Claims Nessa "Nitty" Diab alleged that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are doing to Nicki Minaj what they did to Colin Kaepernick back in 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Keyshia Cole Flaunts New “Love” Tattoo After Covering Up Hunxho’s Name Keyshia Cole looks as happy as ever now that she's in the process of moving on from her ex-boyfriend, Hunxho. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Ice Spice Announces Release Date For New Single “Baddie Baddie” Ice Spice samples M.I.A.’s classic track, “Bad Girls.," on her new single, "Baddie Baddie," which is releasing this week. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Halts Retirement And Promises Big Things For Her Next Album Nicki Minaj went on another spirited rant about JAY-Z and Roc Nation yesterday (Oct. 15) and claimed she was hanging it up because of Hov. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025