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Politics Nicki Minaj Blasts Don Lemon In Homophobic Rant Over Church Protest Nicki Minaj's post about Don Lemon comes as protests have continued in Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Joe Budden Says Top5 Has "Been Stupid All Year" After London Stabbing Top5 was stabbed in the neck in London after attending Wireless Festival, earlier this month, and is expected to make a full recovery. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Blueface Chokes Zendaya's Wax Figure And Creeps Up On Kylie Jenner's Blueface uploaded some bizarre videos of him interacting with wax figures of Zendaya and Kylie Jenner while at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Famous Dex Has Fans Relieved After Looking Healthy In New Video Famous Dex has had his supporters worried for him throughout this decade, but he seems to be on the path towards sustained health now. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music 'Spend Dat' Producer Mixes Yung Miami Hit With India.Arie's "Video" Producer J. White Did It remixed "Spend Dat" with India.Arie's classic, prompting Yung Miami to repost a response. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Previews “UY Scuti” With Another New Snippet Amid Delays Young Thug's fourth studio album "UY Scuti" is slated for release on September 26 after being pushed back out of respect for Cardi B. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music GloRilla Has The WNBA All-Star Teams Dancing With Turnt Up Halftime Show At 2025 All-Star Game GloRilla delivered a must-see performance at this year’s Essence Festival alongside a lineup that included Lauryn Hill and Boyz II Men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Ice Spice Refuses To Call Taylor Swift On Stream Despite Kai Cenat's Desperate Pleas Ice Spice and Taylor Swift have been friends since collaborating on a remix to the song, "Karma," back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Streetwear A$AP Rocky & Nas Recreate "Belly" Scene For Ray-Ban Campaign A$AP Rocky and Ray-Ban have been working together since last year and this collab brings in Nas for a "Belly" inspired collection. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Argues J. Cole Was Afraid Of Competing With JID On "The Fall-Off" Joey Bada$$ was discussing Jay-Z's recent stance on rap battles becoming too negative in modern hip-hop culture. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026