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Music JAY-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, & More Rappers Named Among Best Living Songwriters Fans on social media have been debating whether "The New York Times" made the right selections with the ranking. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Vince Staples Unveils Cover Art & Release Date For New Album "Cry Baby" Vince Staples dropped "Blackberry Marmalade" over the weekend, and now, he is back with a special announcement. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music Dame Dash Reveals Why He Has A Problem With Cam'ron's Kevin Hart Interview Cam'ron has been going at Dame Dash recently and the latter is tired of his actions, including his question to Kevin Hart. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Chris Brown Gets Into It With Content Creator Blasting Him For His Past Chris Brown's viral comment underneath a girl's Instagram lit a fire underneath one content creator/hater of his. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Under Fire After Child Joins Him Onstage Alongside Stripper A clip from one of Snoop Dogg's recent shows is currently making its rounds online as social media users point out what went wrong. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Allegedly Suggests His Guilt Shortly After Arrest Foolio's second murder trial is off to an interesting start as one of the suspects is allegedly fessing up already. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Drake Drops Three Cryptic Messages Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" on May 15th, and ahead of the album, the artist has come through with some interesting cryptic messages. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Dad Fights For Release On Bond Pooh Shiesty's father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was recently arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Politics Zohran Mamdani Confidently Picks Cardi B Over Nicki Minaj The move comes after Zohran Mamdani teamed up with Cardi B to promote his universal childcare program, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Looks Frustrated In Mugshot Over Gucci Mane Arrest Pooh Shiesty was denied bond during his detention hearing last week. Since he'll be in jail for the foreseeable future his mugshot was taken. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Anthony Fantano For Drake "ICEMAN" Prediction DJ Akademiks said he told Drake to delay his new album "ICEMAN" because of folks like Anthony Fantano speculating about its release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Cardi B And Tasha K Set For Another Courtroom Showdown Amid Alleged Violations The saga between Cardi and Tasha continues. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026