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Music Nicki Minaj Reveals The Release Date For Her Next Album There were some rumblings earlier this month about a new Nicki Minaj LP, but it seems those early to the news were correct. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Stands Up From Wheelchair Performing "4AM" With Travis Scott On Fallon The rapper has been touring in a wheelchair since breaking his leg earlier this year. By Trevor Smith October 28, 2017
Music Rick Ross Shuts Down Rumors That He Wears A Lace-Front Wig Rick Ross has money but he's not spending it on hair implants. By Alex Zidel April 04, 2018
Music Drake Expected To Take Over Jay-Z's Billboard Record With "ICEMAN" Trilogy Drake let off a few disses against Jay-Z on "ICEMAN," so topping this Billboard achievement would add even more context. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Politics Streamer Presses DJ Khaled To Support Palestine After Drake's "ICEMAN" Diss Drake called out DJ Khaled on "ICEMAN" for not supporting his parents' native Palestine, which has been suffering a genocide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music D4vd Faces Death Penalty After Being Charged With Murder And Sex With A Minor D4vd has officially been hit with some extremely serious charges following an investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas. By Alexander Cole April 20, 2026
Music AllStar JR Reacts To News About NBA Ben 10's Recovery AllStar JR has been taunting NBA Ben 10 over his shooting injuries, and he's got more jokes after the latter's recovery news. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Drake Lands At Number One On Billboard's Top Hip-Hop Artists Of The Century List Drake is the most dominant rapper of the 21st century so far, and that has been reflected with his latest accomplishment from Billboard. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Trouble's Killer Pleads Guilty To 2022 Shooting And Receives Prison Sentence Trouble was an Atlanta MC known for his independent mixtapes and big-name collaborations with the Migos, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Future & Metro Boomin Of Ghosting Him Over "Like That" Remix Kanye West ended up releasing his own remix of Metro Boomin and Future's song with Kendrick Lamar, "Like That," back in 2024. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
TV Lizzo Performs "Truth Hurts" & "Good As Hell" For Eddie Murphy's "SNL" Episode Lizzo came through with two electric performances on "SNL." By Cole Blake December 22, 2019
Music XXXTentacion Provides Update On Next Album XXXTentacion announces that his next album is already nearly complete. By Alex Zidel April 04, 2018