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Music The Game Shares His Hot Takes On Baby Keem's "Ca$ino" In New Review The Game's review of Baby Keem's new album "Ca$ino" follows his review for J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" earlier this month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Defends Donald Trump In Fiery Rant On Gavin Newsom & His Wife Nicki Minaj and California governor Gavin Newsom have beef history concerning Donald Trump. Now Newsom's wife Jennifer Siebel is in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Jay-Z Drops New Website Celebrating 30-Year Career After "Dead Presidents" Jay-Z has caused a lot of speculation about possible new music, a "Reasonable Doubt" rerelease, and more with this new website. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Announces He's Making An AI Album To Diss Lil Baby DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby's multi-year feud reached new heights this year, with the former demanding the latter to fight him. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music Fans Agree Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” Was Worth The Wait Today, Baby Keem dropped off his long-awaited sophomore album "Ca$ino," with features from Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Ray J Denies Faking Bleeding Eyes, Claims Fan Stole Heart Monitor Recently, a video of Ray J performing with what looked like blood coming out of his eyes surfaced online, sparking serious concern. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Officially Revealed Yesterday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at the age of 25. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Reveals Tory Lanez’s Legal Team Contacted Him After Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Earlier this week, DJ Vlad posted a satirical tweet, jokingly accusing Jay-Z's Roc Nation of paying him to support Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music J. Cole Achieves Rare Feat After "The Fall-Off" Goes Number One J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has been an incredible success thus far, but more achievements are being made, and they are sure to keep coming. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Defends Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Amid Pushback From DJ Akademiks Recently, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Challenges Blueface To A Fight Despite Squashing Beef Blueface and NLE Choppa have been teasing a fight for a while now, although now that their beef has been settled, it will be more for show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Cardi B's Security Guard Goes Viral After She Twerked Right Next To Him Cardi B's recent club performance amid her "Little Miss Drama" tour had many fans joking about her security guard's stoic state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026