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Music Kehlani Reflects On Meeting Jamie Foxx As A Teen Following BET Awards Performance At the 2026 BET Awards, Kehlani was joined by Foxx and his daughter, Anelise, for an epic performance of "Folded." By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
Music Cardi B Asks Fans To Lay Off BIA After Performing Diss Track At BET Awards Some fans called Cardi B hypocritical for performing the BIA diss track "Pretty & Petty" at the 2026 BET Awards and later asking for peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
TV Ray J Gets Inappropriate At The BET Awards Red Carpet, And Gets Roasted By Druski Ray J was engaging in some antics at the BET Awards, and Druski could not help but get involved with some jokes. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Jay-Z & Roc Nation Partner With Google Maps For NYC Tour Of His Career Jay-Z is celebrating 30 years in hip-hop, and Roc Nation's Google Maps initiative highlights the New York City spots key to his career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Accused Of Inappropriate Relationship With House Arrest Supervisor Federal prosecutors claim Pooh Shiesty received unauthorized privileges while on house arrest, adding another layer to his pending criminal case involving Gucci Mane. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey Claims He's Quitting Rap After Abuse & Grooming Claims While Real Boston Richey did not reference his allegations in his latest Twitter rant, it's hard not to see how his image was impacted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Big30 Allegedly Recorded Gucci Mane Robbery At Pooh Shiesty's Request Federal authorities recently responded to Pooh Shiesty's push for bail with new alleged details about Big30 and the Gucci Mane case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music B2K Verzuz Pretty Ricky: How To Watch B2K and Pretty Ricky will be competing on Verzuz tonight, and it should make for a pretty compelling matchup. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Keefe D Hits Yet Another Roadblock Ahead Of Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D is set to face trial in the murder of Tupac on August 10, but his defense team is starting to get frustrated. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
TV BET Awards 2026: Performers, Nominees, & How To Watch The BET Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles tonight, and we have all of the details on the big show. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2026
Music J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Officially Falls Off The Billboard 200 J. Cole released "The Fall-Off" back in February, and now, the album finds itself in a peculiar position months later. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Meek Mill Believes DJ Akademiks Is Responsible For A 90 Percent Decline In His Streams Meek Mill took to X on Monday where he theorized that his declining streams are a result of DJ Akademiks' hate campaigns. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026