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Music Grammy-Nominated Fugees Collaborator John Forté Dead At 50 A neighbor found John Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor at his Massachusetts home yesterday (January 12). By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Rihanna Takes Immediate Action Following Shooting At Her Home Rihanna's home was shot up over the weekend, and in the aftermath of this, the singer is doing what she can to move forward. By Alexander Cole March 10, 2026
Music Cardi B Shows Love To “Little Miss Drama” Tour Guests Kehlani & Tyla It's only been a few days since Cardi B kicked off her tour, but she's already surprised fans with multiple special guests. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Big U Accuses Jail Officials Of Endangering His Life By Taking His Breathing Machine Big U was arrested as part of a massive federal racketeering complaint which accused him of being a member of the Rollin' 60s gang. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Island Boys Confirm Break Up After Member Franky Venegas Arrested Island Boys took the internet by storm in 2021, but they have made it clear that their music making days are behind them. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025
Music JID Fans Are Blown Away By New Album "God Does Like Ugly" JID enlisted a lot of very special guests for this album, but fans mostly praised the writing and production approach on "God Does Like Ugly." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Clipse Tease "Culturally Inappropriate" Release Next Monday It's unclear what Clipse and Roc Nation are cooking up this August, but either way, fans are happy to be surprised. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Original Content Tyler, The Creator Sees What The Algorithm Did To Joy In Hip Hop Tyler, The Creator wants us to think about what we’ve traded away now that being watched comes before feeling free in the places where we go to move. By Erika Marie July 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Backs Meme Coin Created By Diddy's Sons Justin and King Combs launched their cryptocurrency venture yesterday (May 8) and Kanye West is helping spread the word. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Pop Culture Snoop Dogg To Make A Return To NBC For 2026 Winter Olympics Coverage According to Snoop Dogg, he's bring his "puffy jackets, snow pants, goggles, skates (and will definitely be iced out)." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music d4vd Cancels His Seattle Show After Police Identified The Body Found In His Tesla d4vd has performed in a few cities since this dead body investigation got underway earlier this month. But things are getting more serious now. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Responds To Dame Dash Claiming He Doesn't Own Rights To "Paid in Full" 50 Cent claimed he acquired the rights to Dame Dash's 2002 film to produce a "premium TV show" based on it. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025