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Music J. Cole Admits 50 Cent Refused To Sign Him Because Of His Jeans During his recent appearance on Cam'ron's show "Talk With Flee," J. Cole reflected on rejection he faced early in his career. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music Ice Spice Hilariously Responds To Poop Fetish Allegations Ice Spice has dealt with bizarre rumors before. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2024
Music XXXTentaction's Son Recreates His Dad's Iconic Hairstyle Since XXXTentacion's passing, his fan base has been keeping up with his family, particularly the growth of his son, Gekyume. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Drake Gives Fans A Tour Of His Renovated "Air Drake" Jet Drake will begin his "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR tonight in Birmingham before moving through the UK and Europe this summer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Seems To Shade Jay-Z While Flexing Streaming Success Over Opps 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Sports Kiké Hernández Trolls Drake During Dodgers’ World Series Celebration Drake had voiced his support for the Blue Jays on several occasions throughout their World Series matchup with the Dodgers. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Reveals He Canceled Tour Due To Stroke, Hole In His Heart Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) canceled his tour in October of last year following the release of his album "Bando Stone And The New World." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Baby Keem Announces Album Signings Ahead Of "Ca$ino" Baby Keem is going to be meeting up with some lucky fans across a handful cities in the U.S. for some album signings post "Ca$ino's" release. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Record One Year After Dropping “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Not Like Us" has already broken several records, and secured the Compton rapper an impressive five Grammy awards. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music Drake Flexes Iced-Out "Beauty And The Beast" Chain To Pay Dazzling Tribute To Virgil Abloh Drake seems to have found a stunning piece to celebrate his recent Wireless Festival takeover in London and honor Virgil Abloh. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Cassie Allegedly Brought Up Jay-Z When Encouraged To Leave Diddy Earlier this week, Diddy's former assistant Capricorn Clark took the stand during his long-awaited federal trial. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music Drake Botted Billions Of Streams? Breaking Down RBX’s Lawsuit Against Spotify Over Fraudulent Streams A former Death Row signee has accused Spotify of turning a blind eye to fraudulent practices. By Aron A. November 04, 2025