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Sneakers Central Cee x Nike Air Force 1 Low Confirmed For 2026 The Central Cee x Nike Air Force 1 Low collab is coming in 2026, here’s what we know so far about the global, UK exclusive, and F&F pairs. By Ben Atkinson May 09, 2025
Music Kehlani Is Not Alone As Vic Mensa Comes To Her Aid In Protest Backlash Kehlani was removed from Cornell University's upcoming concert over her anti-genocide comments. She supported Gaza during Tiny Desk. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music Key Glock Gives Beyoncé A New Nickname After The Singer Uses Rapper's Music Key Glock's Glockaveli is the Memphis rapper's first album with his new deal at Republic Records. He is still with P.R..E. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Brazenly Reacts To Streaming Services Removing His "Heil Hitler" Song Kanye West has had a lot to rant about when it comes to streaming services and recent releases like "DONDA 2" and the "CUCK" singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Doechii After Viral Met Gala Outburst Doechii recently addressed her tense interaction with her team on TikTok, claiming the evening was "overstimulating." By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music Irv Gotti's Brother Believes Ashanti Should Give The Late Producer More Credit For "Making" Her Along with the rest of the hip-hop world, Ashanti deeply mourned the loss of Irv Gotti and revealed she wanted to make things right. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson's Lawyer Staunchly Responds To Sexual Assault Lawsuit Four former housekeepers filed a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Smokey Robinson accusing him of years of misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Doechii Responds To Backlash Over Treatment Of Her Team At The Met Gala Many thought Doechii was being hard on her assistants before her arrival at the Met Gala, but the rapper is more than thankful for their work. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Chris Brown Files Emergency Motion To Protect Personal Information In $90 Million Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown has been battling this lawsuit involving his two ex-housekeepers since they filed back in 2021. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Pop Culture Sabrina Carpenter Participates In Usher's Seductive Cherry Feeding Tradition At The Met Gala The Met Gala this year was not as classy with several attendees breaking rules such as Usher and Sabrina Carpenter. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Rihanna May Calm The Nerves Of Fans With This Latest Album Update Rihanna has kept music on the back burner for most of these last nine years, but we do feel she's finding more time to create again. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025