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Sneakers Travis Scott Shouts Out Nike On Kanye West's Bully Album Travis Scott's verse on "Father" from Kanye West's newly released Bully album includes a direct Nike reference By Ben Atkinson March 28, 2026
Music Rihanna Reportedly Breaks Silence On Home Shooting Details In Police Report Rihanna's reported testimony about the shooting at her home with A$AP Rocky emerged this week amid suspect Ivanna Ortiz's not guilty plea. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music OJ Da Juiceman Rushed To Hospital For Diabetes Emergency In Police Custody OJ Da Juiceman had been arrested earlier this month, as police accused him of allegedly pointing a gun at a state trooper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Album Divides The Ye Fanbase After Streaming Release Kanye West's "Bully" is finally out on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and debates around A.I., sonic direction, and politics abound. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Admits Confusion Over Kendrick Lamar's Drake Diss, Hopes They Reunite J. Cole admitted his Kendrick Lamar apology dilutes his beef takes, but he doesn't understand why Kendrick felt like Drake "did Cole foul." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Drake Shows Love To Cam'ron After His New Interview With J. Cole Drake's praise for Cam'ron has nothing to do with Cam's conversation with J. Cole on "Talk With Flee," but the timing is very curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music James Blake Asks To Be Removed From Kanye West's New Album "Bully" James Blake worked with Kanye West on the "Bully" track "This One Here," but he no longer wants credit on the song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Suffers Multiple Song Leaks After Promising New Music Is Imminent Playboi Carti grails like "Rockstarz," "Red Cullinan," "Keys," "Play About Mine," and more hit the Internet last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Videos Bianca Censori Directs Kanye West & Travis Scott's "Father" Music Video Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori used church imagery, a Michael Jackson lookalike, and more for the Travis Scott-assisted "Father" video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Joe Budden Isn't A Fan Of J. Cole's "Disingenuous" Press Run Joe Budden has been previously critical of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" album and its rollout, although he does give Cole his flowers too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music UMG Labels Drake As A Hypocrite In "Not Like Us" Appeal Response Drake is still trying to revive his dismissed lawsuit against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Delivers "Bully" To Fans On Streaming Services In typical Kanye West fashion, the rollout and release concerning the new album "Bully" was turbulent, but fans got it in the end. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Sports Toosii Now On LSU's Roster After Fall Out With Syracuse Rapper and singer Toosii has been searching for a home on the collegiate level, and it appears he has found one for now with LSU. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Angie Stone's Daughter Slams Claressa Shields For Mistaking Her Mom For Jill Scott Angie Stone's daughter Diamond Stone called out Claressa Shields for mistakenly calling her late mother Jill Scott while speaking on a song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Swae Lee Unveils Tracklist And Features For "Same Difference" Album Swae Lee is getting ready to drop his first true solo album of his career and he's giving fans a sneak peek at the tracklist. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music J. Cole Doubles Down On His Apology To Shane Battier Shane Battier revealed that J. Cole apologized to him in 2024 for dissing him on "Cole World: The Sideline Story." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026

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