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Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Resurfaced Clip Of Jay-Z & Harvey Weinstein Recently, a clip of Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival resurfaced online, prompting speculation. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Oddsmakers Set Cardi B As Favorite To Perform With Bad Bunny At The Super Bowl Cardi B is one of a few Bad Bunny collaborators that could hit the biggest stage this weekend, but she is far and away at the top of the list. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Levels Up His Diddy Trolling With DoorDash Super Bowl Ad 50 Cent has mastered the art of trolling on social media so now he's translating his skills to advertisements and taking aim at Diddy, too. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Joe Budden Opens Up About The Dark Reality Of Percocet Addiction During his recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay," Joe Budden got brutally honest about the height of his addiction. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Admits Jay-Z Is A Better Businessman Than Him 50 Cent has plenty of negative things to say about his longtime foe Jay-Z, but he has to admit he's good at what he does. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music What Time Is J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Dropping? J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" is about to be upon us. But when exactly? We have all of that information for you right here. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals How To Defeat Kendrick Lamar In A Rap Battle According to DJ Akademiks, the trick to defeating Kendrick Lamar in a rap battle is actually pretty simple. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
TV Megan Thee Stallion To Act Alongside Daniel Radcliffe In "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Megan Thee Stallion previously acted in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" and "Big Mouth" among other projects. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music 50 Cent Won’t Back Down Amid $1 Million Lawsuit Against Ex 50 Cent is currently suing his ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, for allegedly violating a contract she signed with G-Unit Books. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Sports Snoop Dogg Carries The Olympic Torch Through Italy Ahead Of The Opening Ceremony Snoop Dogg will be serving as the first-ever honorary coach for Team USA during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026