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Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Surge To New Heights J. Cole finally treated fans to his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," on Friday and it's already off to a hot start. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music YSL Woody Speaks On What His Relationship Was With Young Thug During The Interrogations YSL Woody is one of many to have spoken out since the viral interrogation video involving Young Thug that surfaced on August 27. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Why Did Mase Fall Out With Diddy? An exploration into the shared history of the Bad Boy rappers By TeeJay Small December 13, 2023
Music NBA Youngboy Brother Charged With Second-Degree Murder: Report Youngboy Never Broke Again's younger brothers, Jeffrey Tate, 16, and Davaughn Tate, 18, were arrested in connection to the murder of 17-year-old Javon Brown. By Aron A. February 17, 2020
Music Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez Denies Allegations In Daughter's Detainment Lawsuit Desiree Perez faced lesser backlash last year over the Super Bowl halftime show selection, which she is close to as Roc Nation's CEO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Relationships Playboi Carti Labels Gio Ramos His "Wife" During "After Hours Til Dawn" Concert Playboi Carti has been serving as an opener for The Weeknd during his ongoing "After Hours Til Dawn Tour." By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Dawn Richard Denies Drugging Ex-Boyfriend Que Mosley At Diddy's House Dawn Richard insists that the allegations made against her by ex-boyfriend Que Mosley are "categorically false." By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Drake Surpasses The Beatles While Reaching Unfathomable RIAA Milestone Drake is the most decorated rapper of all time, but some of these marks he's hitting may never be replicated. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He "Ended" Frank Ocean's Career With 2021 Collab Kanye West went after anyone and everyone during his recent Ak interview, but even then, the Frank Ocean dig was surprising. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Music Kanye West Collaborator Tobias Smith Suddenly Passes Away At 43 Tobias Smith had an accomplished music career quietly behind the scenes, racking up Grammy wins and sharing his talents with AEW. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Relationships Megan Thee Stallion May Have Addressed Klay Thompson Cheating Scandal Megan Thee Stallion appears to take shots at her ex Klay Thompson on Bossman Dlow's "Motion Party (Remix)." By Aron A. May 29, 2026