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Cole Blake February 04, 2026 Music If "Birthday Blizzard ’26" is an honest preview of "The Fall Off," then Cole is taking control of the story that tried to bury his legacy. And whether that’s enough to climb back to the top matters less than the fact that he’s climbing on his own terms.
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Aron A. February 05, 2026 Music Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA.
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Aron A. January 07, 2026 Music The doctor was featured on "The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E" and said the rapper's wife, who was pregnant when he died, is lucky she was negative.
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Erika Marie September 09, 2021 Music Young Thug's use of the hard R on the opening track for "UY SCUTI," "Ninja," added even more controversy to this cover art.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025 Music Chris Brown and Kevin McCall worked together on a number of songs in the early 2010s before their falling out.
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Cole Blake October 22, 2025 Music With all of the recent chatter that Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping tonight we are weighing in and giving you our predictions before midnight.
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Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026 Music Diddy previously requested to be transferred to Fort Dix to take advantage of the facility's drug treatment and rehabilitation program.
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Cole Blake November 11, 2025 Music "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago.
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Aron A. May 29, 2026 Music Kenneth Petty has been required to update his address on the sex offender registry due to a 1995 conviction.
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Cole Blake April 27, 2026 Relationships Celina Powell's comments come after Young Thug proposed to Mariah The Scientist during a concert in December.
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Cole Blake February 23, 2026 Music 50 Cent first called out Marlon Wayans in response to his criticism of Netflix's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning."
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Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music Jimmy Iovine Says Drake & Kendrick Lamar Benefit The Most From The Streaming Model Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete."
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Cole Blake 
Music Akademiks Was Right About J. Cole–He Can't Claim King Anymore If "Birthday Blizzard ’26" is an honest preview of "The Fall Off," then Cole is taking control of the story that tried to bury his legacy. And whether that’s enough to climb back to the top matters less than the fact that he’s climbing on his own terms.
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Aron A. 
Music Doechii & Adin Ross Beef, Explained Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA.
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Aron A. 
Music Doctor Claims Eazy-E Gave Two Of His Patients HIV/AIDS The doctor was featured on "The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E" and said the rapper's wife, who was pregnant when he died, is lucky she was negative.
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Erika Marie 
Music Young Thug Explains White "UY SCUTI" Album Cover Young Thug's use of the hard R on the opening track for "UY SCUTI," "Ninja," added even more controversy to this cover art.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Chris Brown Trolls Kevin McCall After His Emotional Breakdown Over Financial Struggles Chris Brown and Kevin McCall worked together on a number of songs in the early 2010s before their falling out.
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Cole Blake 
Music Is Drake Actually Dropping "ICEMAN" Tonight? With all of the recent chatter that Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping tonight we are weighing in and giving you our predictions before midnight.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Diddy Shows His Age In New Mugshot And Fans Have Plenty To Say Diddy previously requested to be transferred to Fort Dix to take advantage of the facility's drug treatment and rehabilitation program.
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Cole Blake 
Music It's About Time Lil Wayne Retires "Tha Carter" Series "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago.
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Aron A. 
Music DJ Vlad Claims Sex Offender Registry Suggests Nicki Minaj Dumped Kenneth Petty Kenneth Petty has been required to update his address on the sex offender registry due to a 1995 conviction.
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Cole Blake 
Relationships Celina Powell Reveals NSFW Details About Sex With Young Thug Celina Powell's comments come after Young Thug proposed to Mariah The Scientist during a concert in December.
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Cole Blake 
Music Marlon Wayans & 50 Cent Escalate Their Feud With More Fiery Shots At One Another 50 Cent first called out Marlon Wayans in response to his criticism of Netflix's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning."
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Cole Blake