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Music Sexyy Red Gives Birth: How Many Kids Does The Rapper Have? After conquering 2023’s mainstream rap scene, Sexyy Red welcomes her new baby! By Demi Phillips February 06, 2024
Music ScHoolboy Q Wants Fans To Stop Asking About Late Friend Mac Miller Eight years after losing his close friend, ScHoolboy Q is making it clear that his grief isn't something he wants to revisit publicly. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music YoungBoy Never Broke Again Recalls Growing Up In Group Home YoungBoy Never Broke Again reflected on his difficult upbringing during a new cover story for Billboard. By Cole Blake February 01, 2023
Sports Stephen A. Smith Goes Full Contrarian With Jay-Z Super Bowl Halftime Show Take With some on the internet bashing Jay-Z for his Super Bowl Halftime Show decision, Stephen A. Smith has chosen a different path. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Music K Supreme Gets Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight In Shocking Footage By Caroline Fisher August 29, 2024
Music Don Toliver Reveals Release Window For New Album "Nitrous" Don Toliver already caught a hit album with "Octane," and now, he is looking to do it all over again with "Nitrous." By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Ian Connor Loses It At A$AP Rocky For Claiming He Birthed Playboi Carti After saying he helped birth Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky received a ton of flak from a former affiliate, Ian Connor. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2026
Music Pablo Torre Finds Wu-Tang Clan's "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin", Plays It For Method Man Wu-Tang Clan's "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" album was previously unheard before Pablo Torre tracked it down and played it for Method Man. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Seek To Exit Sexual Assault Case Due To Lack Of Pay This is not the only Diddy-related case which this law firm wants to pull out of due to alleged lack of payment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026
Music Sony & UMG Turn Up The Pressure On DistroKid Over AI-Generated Songs As the Suno copyright fight continues, Sony and Universal Music want access to DistroKid's internal AI music figures. By Erika Marie October 19, 2026
Sports Drake Rocks Red Bedazzled Cowboy Boots Courtside At Kawhi Leonard's Raptors Return Kawhi Leonard is officially back in a Toronto Raptors uniform, and as you can imagine, Drake was there to watch it go down. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Music Akademiks Wants $5M To Host Hot 97 Morning Show If They Fire Mero With recent reports of layoffs at Hot 97, Akademiks suggests taking over “Mornings With Mero.” By Aron A. October 16, 2026