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Music 50 Cent Calls Out Usher For Coming To Diddy's Defense Usher said that Diddy has been "misrepresented" in the public and described him as his "mentor" while speaking with Forbes. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Cardi B Cancels Butt Reduction Plans After a show in Los Angeles last month, Cardi B vowed to go overseas after her tour to have a butt reduction. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Affiliate Defends "Bully" Amid Harsh Reactions To Leaked Album Fans aren't happy that Kanye West appears to have been using artificial intelligence to craft his upcoming album, "Bully." By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Leaks Online And Fans Already Hate It Kanye West will be releasing the official version of "Bully" on Friday, March 27, following months of delays. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Desiigner Looks Rough In Mugshot Following Domestic Violence Arrest According to the Horry County Sheriff's office, Desiigner was taken into custody in South Carolina earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls J. Cole Pathetic, Claims TDE Warned Cole About Kendrick Lamar Diss With J. Cole going on a media tour, DJ Akademiks went off on his livestream, claiming that the artist is pathetic for kowtowing to Kendrick. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Argues J. Cole Was Afraid Of Competing With JID On "The Fall-Off" Joey Bada$$ was discussing Jay-Z's recent stance on rap battles becoming too negative in modern hip-hop culture. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Drops Wavy New Snippet And All But Confirms A New Album Is Imminent Lil Uzi Vert has been coming through with some dope singles and snippets as of late, and as it turns out, and album should be on the way. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Ebro Raises Eyebrows By Calling Kendrick Lamar The “Only” Artist Who’s Supported Him During a recent podcast appearance, J. Cole called it "disgusting" that people wanted Drake to fail amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden Takes Issue With Jay-Z's Hot Take On Rap Battles Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Sports J. Cole Tells The Heartwarming Story Behind LeBron James Carrying "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James went viral for carrying J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" on vinyl, but according to Cole, there is a heartwarming story behind that. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Lil Pump Punches Out Shirtless Heckler While Livestreaming With Clavicular Lil Pump was streaming with Clavicular on Tuesday evening, and not much good came out of it thanks to a physical altercation on camera. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026