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Music Wiz Khalifa Shares Last Conversation He Had With His Late Father Wiz Khalifa took to social media yesterday to share the heartbreaking news that his father Laurence W. Thomaz has passed away. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg’s Security Accused Of Confronting Dutch Athlete At The Winter Olympics Marianne Timmer alleges that one of Snoop Dogg's security guards pushed her against a wall backstage at Milano Speed Skating Stadium. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Geechi Gotti Arrested On Drug Charges In Ohio Earlier this month, Geechi Gotti and three other men were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Butler County. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Streetwear Drake Releases Exclusive Valentine's Day Merch Collection Drake released a Valentine's Day merch collection on his Amazon Warehouse including heart-shaped puffers, candies, and cards. By Ben Atkinson February 11, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Breaks Down How His Fight With Ja Rule Started A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Sports Bad Bunny Smashes Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Record A historic number of fans tuned in to watch Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Posts Odd Message About Loving And Needing Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj and NBA YoungBoy have plenty in common, whether it's their various collaborations or their support of Donald Trump. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music Drake Spits Against Fake Numbers And Views On Fresh "ICEMAN" Snippet Drake has absolutely no sympathy or remorse for his enemies. We'll see if "ICEMAN" is the revenge and betrayal story he's been building up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Young Thug Teases Energetic Snippet In New Sp5der Campaign Young Thug has laid low since the release of "Uy Scuti" in September, but it appears he's back in the lab already with this new snippet. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Surpasses Jay-Z For Most Grammys In Hip-Hop History Kendrick Lamar went into tonight with 22 Grammys, while Jay-Z had 25. Now, Kendrick holds the record thanks to a phenomenal night. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Pop Culture Jimmy Kimmel Ruthlessly Clowns Nicki Minaj & Donald Trump's Friendship Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Nicki Minaj for kissing Donald Trump's "big white a*s" to get his namesake Gold Card to expedite her citizenship. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026