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Music Eminem Officially Gets His 11th No. 1 Album With "The Death Of Slim Shady" Eminem's new album broke Taylor Swift's staggering streak on the Billboard 200 albums chart through 281K in first-week sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2024
Music Travis Scott's Cameo In "The Odyssey" Led To Some Of The Funniest Reactions You'll Ever See Travis Scott is going to be in the new Christopher Nolan film "The Odyssey," and fans cannot believe their eyes. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2026
Music Grammy Awards 2025: 5 Albums That Deserved A Best Rap Album Nomination These are some 2024 rap albums that didn't get nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, but deserve some shine for their quality. By Devin Morton November 15, 2024
Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Updates Cover Art For "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP" Ahead Of 10th Anniversary Merch Drop A$AP Rocky changed the cover art for his second album to coincide with a 10th anniversary merch drop, but fans think more is on the way. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Compares His Mob Ties Contract To Slavery Finesse2Tymes says he isn't motivated to continue working on his next album amid the issues with his label. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music "Insiders" Claim Drake's "ICEMAN" Has Officially Been Delayed Drake fans are definitely not going to be thrilled about this, but ultimately, we will have to wait and see what happens to be sure. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Confesses He Made A Mistake Getting Kim Kardashian Pregnant Kanye West admitted to trying to abort his first daughter North West during Kim Kardashian's preganancy while running for office. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Sports We Now Know When J Cole Will Make His Chinese Basketball Association Debut J Cole has some big priorities on deck. But first, he's got a side quest to complete with the Chinese Basketball Association. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Politics Swae Lee Clarifies His Stance On Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Swae Lee famously told his fans not to vote for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Distributor Mocks J. Cole While Refuting First Day Streams J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026