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Music Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Tries To One-Up Dame Dash After Dame's Talk Show Gets Greenlit 50 Cent and Dame Dash's beef continues to pit their business acumen against each other, and things already got personal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized: Everything We Know Megan Thee Stallion has finally put out a statement addressing what went down at the show on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Drake's Latest "Iceman" Milestone Doesn't Bode Well For The Album's Rollout Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "Iceman," but he has hinted at it dropping at some point this year. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music The Game Claims He Was Targeted In A Shooting The Game shared this news to his Instagram Story just moments ago and we are hoping that the rapper is okay. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Sports LeBron James Flamed For Walking Around With J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James faces a lot of criticism even off the basketball court and many folks are making a joke of his support of J. Cole. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Joe Budden Isn't A Fan Of J. Cole's "Disingenuous" Press Run Joe Budden has been previously critical of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" album and its rollout, although he does give Cole his flowers too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Almost Fell Asleep During Mansion Trial Testimony Kanye West testified in his ongoing case with Tony Saxon, a contractor accusing Ye of malpractice over his work on his Malibu mansion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Says He Was In The "School Of Drake" Before Finding His Own Voice Jack Harlow explains his creative direction. By Tallie Spencer March 13, 2026
Music OJ Da Juiceman Rushed To Hospital For Diabetes Emergency In Police Custody OJ Da Juiceman had been arrested earlier this month, as police accused him of allegedly pointing a gun at a state trooper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Mero Alleges DJ Akademiks Is A Pedophile Amid Back & Forth Disses DJ Akademiks and Mero blasted each other online over Ak's criticisms of Hot 97 and their hosting change-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026