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Music Suge Knight To Get “Shockingly Candid” In New Memoir Suge Knight plans to finally speak his truth in his new memoir, "Your Pain Is My Joy," which arrives on August 4. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Originally Had Two Features On "The Fall-Off" J. Cole also said that he still has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but they don't talk much anymore. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Disappoints Fans With Apparent AI Vocals On “BULLY” Vinyl Kanye West's long-awaited twelfth studio album, "BULLY," is expected to finally drop this Friday (March 27). By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Usher Says Justin Bieber Drama Was An "Exaggeration" Usher and Justin Bieber reportedly got into a "heated exchange" at an Oscars party hosted by Beyoncé and Jay-Z. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music LaRussell Doubles Down On Quitting Social Media After "Heaven Sent" Backlash LaRussell brought up tons of controversial figures, including Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, on "Heaven Sent." By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Unveils Tracklist & Features For New Album “Zavier” Fetty Wap is gearing up to drop his fourth studio album later this week, just months after getting out of prison. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Argues Criticism Of Billionaires Is A "Cop-Out" Jay-Z also spoke about working on new music, coming close to collaborating with Clipse, and more during the interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Usher Has Nothing But Praise For Diddy Despite Everything That's Happened There's been plenty of speculation about Diddy and Usher's relationship over the years, and recently, the latter set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Yung Miami Explains Why She’s Not Afraid To Rap About Diddy During a recent interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Yung Miami got vulnerable about her relationship with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Adds A Third Yankee Stadium Show And Tickets Are Going On Sale Today Jay-Z previously announced that he'll be performing at Yankee Stadium in celebration of his albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Didn't Appear On Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Jay-Z also seemingly hinted at working on new music while speaking with Frazier Tharpe for the GQ interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Doja Cat's Father Claims He Was Kicked Out Of Her Concert After Buying Tickets Doja Cat has been going back and forth with her father on social media, and the saga is currently reaching an unfortunate place. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026