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Music Wale & Stat Quo Get Into It After Stat Calls Rapper A "Buster" Stat Quo and Wale clapped back at each other online after Stat and Justin Hunte discussed Wale's "everything is a lot" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" Scores Impressive Sales Projections & First-Day Streams Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" features four new tracks, including a Don Toliver-assisted "Choosin' Texas" interpolation and another Don collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Music Shakia Vanderbilt Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Baddies Event San Francisco police charged Shakia Vanderbilt with murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard after a Baddies event. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Numbers Quavo's "QRÖMELIFE" Suffers Disappointing First-Week Sales Projections Quavo's new album "QRÖMELIFE" has been hit with some harsh criticisms, and now, the first-week sales are suffering. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2026
Politics Eminem Gets Pushback Over Upcoming Kid Rock "7 Sins" Feature Eminem’s feature on Kid Rock’s “7 Sins” is stirring debate as fans look back at his 2017 anti-Trump ultimatum. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Says He Is Suing Reggie Over Online Allegations The streamer denies the accusations and shares messages he says show his efforts to support Reggie privately. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Who Is Georgia Montour? The Woman Drake Was Rumored To Be Engaged To Rumors of Drake and alleged long-time partner Georgia Montour swirled this weekend and it's got fans wondering who she is. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Politics Soulja Boy Teases 2028 Presidential Run The rapper plans to focus on technology, education, criminal justice reform and economic opportunity. By Aron A. October 12, 2026
Relationships Tyrese Seeks Arrest Warrant For Ex-Wife Samantha Lee In Custody Fight An escalating custody battle now has Tyrese seeking a warrant for Samantha Lee over an alleged parenting-plan violation. By Erika Marie September 30, 2026
Pop Culture Ella Langley, Mariah Carey, & The End Of The Unavoidable Hit Era Ella Langley broke Mariah Carey’s record as the VMAs showed how the biggest numbers can still miss entire audiences. By Erika Marie September 30, 2026
Music Drake’s “FOMO” Songs Set For Impressive Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's bound for a stellar debut with his "FOMO" songs. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Relationships Toni Braxton Poses With Birdman In Sultry 59th Birthday Photoshoot Celebrating another year, Toni Braxton declared she’s “still feeling sexy” and shared a photo with Birdman. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026