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Music Jimmy Fallon Takes Aim At JÄY-Z's Super Bowl Halftime Show Decision During Opening Monologue With JÄY-Z set to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, late night hosts like Jimmy Fallon are getting their licks in. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Kanye West Brings Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Twista & Future Out In Chicago Kanye West brought out Big Sean, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Twista and Future during his Chicago concert. By Aron A. September 04, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Has Received Yet Another Update Diddy's prison release date has been changed numerous times, and on Tuesday, it got yet another eye-opening update. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Music Wack 100 Wants 50 Cent To Unite G-Unit Against Fabolous Fabolous teamed up with Jim Jones, Dave East, and Maino to drop a diss track aimed at 50 Cent, on Christmas day. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Delayed Following Numerous Fort Dix Violations Diddy is in a bit of trouble following a couple of serious violations inside of Fort Dix, and his sentence has been affected. By Alexander Cole November 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Issues Cryptic Warning To Klay Thompson About Megan Thee Stallion Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson have been dating for months now, but according to DJ Akademiks, the athlete should watch his back. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music B2K Verzuz Pretty Ricky: How To Watch B2K and Pretty Ricky will be competing on Verzuz tonight, and it should make for a pretty compelling matchup. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Jim Jones Explains Why He Passed On Signing Drake, The Weeknd, & J. Cole Jim Jones discussed why he passed on each of the artists during a recent interview with "The Art of Dialogue." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music T.I. Teases Another New Song Amid Messy Feud With 50 Cent T.I. has made plenty of headlines lately thanks to his beef with 50 Cent, and now, he's gearing up to drop a new album. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Reviews Rick Ross’s Greatest Strength Becomes His Achilles Heel On "Set In Stone" Rick Ross remains one of hip-hop’s greatest architects of the boss mentality, but “Set In Stone” struggles to find new meaning in a lifestyle he’s already spent years celebrating. By Aron A. July 27, 2026
Music OVO Kai Doesn't Buy Rick Ross' Explanation For Flying Commercial Ross is defending himself for flying commercial. By Tallie Spencer June 11, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, October 30, 2026 There are numerous hip-hop albums dropping tonight, and there will also be some singles to liven up your weekend. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026