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Music Tony Yayo Responds To Ja Rule's Unwillingness To Make Up With 50 Cent & G-Unit While Ja Rule did apologize for his behavior during the viral plane incident, he didn't necessarily feel bad for what he did to G-Unit. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Streetwear A$AP Rocky & Nas Recreate "Belly" Scene For Ray-Ban Campaign A$AP Rocky and Ray-Ban have been working together since last year and this collab brings in Nas for a "Belly" inspired collection. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Drake & Kanye West As Rappers With 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Kendrick Lamar has joined elite company by eclipsing the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify just two months and change into 2026. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music LaRussell Provides More Context For His Controversial Lil Wayne Comments LaRussell said during a podcast that after he grew up, he came to the conclusion that Lil Wayne doesn't have much substance in his music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Future Confirms New Album Is On The Way While Performing Unreleased Song Future's recent teases about a new album follow a pretty quiet 2025 and a gargantuan 2024 with three projects. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music French Montana Thinks Drake & Rick Ross Will Eventually Squash Their Beef French Montana told Bootleg Kev the backstory behind the mythical "Splash Brothers" collab between him, Drake, and Rick Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Kanye West's New Album "BULLY" Projected To Sell Over 250K First Week New predictions regarding first week sales for Kanye West's "BULLY" reportedly stem from pre-saves, pre-orders, and other factors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music J. Cole Secures Staggering First Week Sales Update For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole's new album "The Fall-Off" is a massive event, with him going on a "Trunk Sale" tour to connect with fans around the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Replaces DaBaby As Headliner For MAGA Valentine's Day Event DaBaby was slated to be in Waka Flocka Flame's position for this Conservative Valentine's Day party, but his team backed out. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language." By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Gifts GloRilla's Estranged Sister The $2,500 She Needed GloRilla's sister previously complained about her not supporting their family during an interview with TMZ. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026