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Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Laura Ingraham Mistakes Nicki Minaj For Cardi B During Cringeworthy On-Air Moment Laura Ingraham was discussing Nicki Minaj's appearance at a Donald Trump event when she incorrectly attributed her rival's song to her. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Drake Calls Out NFR Podcast For Criticizing Justin Bieber's "Where Are U Now" The move comes as Drake is still at work on his next studio album, "Iceman," which fans expect to be releasing soon. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Laughs Off Offset Wanting To Fight Him Finesse2Tymes has been trading shots on social media with Offset since the Migos rapper took issue with his comments on Cardi B. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Ian Connor Shockingly Claims A$AP Rocky "Killed" A$AP Yams Ian Connor has been going at A$AP Rocky for a long time, and their beef has now led to this shocking claim about A$AP Yams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Kid Cudi & Jim Jones Trade Blows Over Capo's "Day 'N' Nite" Claims Jim Jones claims his remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite" is what blew Cudi up, which he vehemently disagrees with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fights With With Ex On-Air After Calling Her A “Bad Investment” Cam'ron didn't hold back at all. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Dodges Mansion Sale By Satisfying Guard's $500,000 Default Judgement Nicki Minaj has been at risk of losing her $20 million dollar house over this alleged assault lawsuit that had been active since 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026