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Politics 5 Rappers Who Have Run For Political Office From the cypher to the debate stage, we explore some of the most notable instances where rappers have run for political office. By Mike Fugere May 19, 2023
Music XXXTentacion Lashes Out In Previously Unreleased Interrogation Footage A sobering reminder of X's tragic life. By Elias Andrews May 01, 2024
Pop Culture Ray J Gets Kicked Out Of Kai Cenat's House After Calling Himself The "New Diddy" On Stream Kai Cenat has been holding his Mafiathon 3 event for the last few days, and Ray J stopped by for several Diddy-related jokes. By Devin Morton September 03, 2025
Music Foolio's Girlfriend Shares Heart-Wrenching Messages Following His Death Somehow, people online are critiquing her grief. By Zachary Horvath June 26, 2024
Music Cam’ron Refuses To Discuss His “Ready ‘24” Lawsuit Against J Cole Last week, Cam'ron hit J Cole with a lawsuit over their collab "Ready '24," and he's seeking at least $500K. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Who Is Still Supporting Diddy In Hip-Hop? The Diddy scandal has caused many folks in the culture to shift the blame away or speculate on systemic intervention. How are they different? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Loses Daily In New Gatorade Commercial Kendrick Lamar’s GNX album is the top-selling rap album of 2025. It is lead by hit songs “Luther,” “Peekaboo,” and “TV Off.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Original Content Mellow Rackz Talks Mentorship From XXXTentacion's Mom, Relationship With Lil Wayne & Drake, Kodak Black's Help & More The Young Money signee talks about her difficult past, being grateful for Kodak Black, her relationship with XXXTentacion's mom, Cleo, and more. By Hayley Hynes March 23, 2022
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2012 Drake's reign as Billboard's Artist Of The Decade began to really take shape in 2012. By Demi Phillips September 11, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Continues Twitter Tirade With More Bold Jay-Z Allegations Nicki Minaj has been speaking her mind online in recent days, going after Cardi B, Jay-Z, and more without holding back. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Pregnancy Rumor Receives Massive Update While Cause Of Death Is Still Pending There are still a lot of unknowns in this Celeste Rivas/d4vd investigation, but one aspect of it was put to rest via a death certificate. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Kanye West's Show In Poland Canceled Days After Scheduling It Kanye West had a show lined up in Poland in June earlier this week, but the stadium director has come forward with a brutal message. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026