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Music J. Cole Reveals ‘The Fall-Off’ Evolved Into A Double Album Following New Inspiration From Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef J. Cole reveals he became "incredibly re-inspired." By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Kicks Off The Carter VI Tour With LL Cool J Joining Him On Stage For "Bells" Performance Lil Wayne flips the LL Cool J's classic, "Rock The Bells," for his breakout The Carter VI track "Bells." U2's Bono is also a feature. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Music Jay-Z Named 25th Best Songwriter Of The Century By Billboard Billboard will be unveiling the rest of the 25 biggest songwriters of the 21st century throughout the week. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Offset Reveals Emotional Moment With His Son That Convinced Him To Quit Codeine Offset's interview with Keke Palmer touched on a lot of sensitive topics, and it seems the rapper was willing to be transparent. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Reveals He's Checking Himself Into Rehab Fivio Foreign says that he wants to change and stop making "a lot of dumb mistakes that I've been making." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Cam'ron Breaks Down Dame Dash Drama In A Fiery Response Dame Dash previously called out Cam'ron for working with 50 Cent on a TV series adaptation of "Paid In Full." By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Gladys Knight Net Worth 2024: What Is The Music Legend Worth? Discover Gladys Knight's career, spanning decades as the "Empress of Soul," and her lasting impact on music and entrepreneurship. By Rain Adams March 06, 2024
Tech Kendrick Lamar's Iconic "Mustard" Yell Finds New Life As A Fortnite Emote It's very bizarre to see a Kendrick Lamar banger land on "Fortnite," but given his massive media run, it was only a matter of time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Saucy Santana Admits He Misses Having Fun With Diddy A jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Relationships Summer Walker Seemingly Confirms Breakup With Rico Recklezz Summer Walker has been dating Rico Recklezz for a number of months, but his her latest post has fans concerned. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Calls Out Drake's Alleged $8 Million Loss On Stake Drake is currently working on his highly anticipated ICEMAN album. Media personality Mal claims the album will have a "bomb" on it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025