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Music Is Kanye West Actually Dropping "Bully" Tonight? Kanye West is currently in the midst of working on "Bully," and with the album set to drop tonight, fans are reasonably skeptical. By Alexander Cole March 26, 2026
Music Five Takeaways From Jay-Z's New Interview With GQ Jay-Z sat down for his first in-depth interview in years. By Aron A. March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Snippet Resurfaces Online As Track Receives "Bully" Placement Kanye West is supposedly dropping "Bully" on Friday, and his recent tracklist reveal all but confirms a collaboration with Travis Scott. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Is Back On X, And He Has A Special Promise For His Fans Kanye West has been teasing the release of "Bully" for months now, and with his return to X, we are finally getting some details. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Unveils The Tracklist For "Bully" Kanye West has been claiming that "Bully" would drop on Friday, and now, we finally have a tracklist for the project. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Pop Smoke’s Family To Honor His Legacy With Brooklyn Coffee Shop Pop Smoke's family is opening up a new coffee shop called Pop's Place, and they're currently looking for baristas. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Pop Culture Mero Volunteers DJ Akademiks To "Absorb Some Rounds" In The Army Mero has been feuding with DJ Akademiks since he labeled him a "DEI hire" in a recent post on social media. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Rihanna's House Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is facing tons of charges, including attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and more. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Yeat Crashed His Car Into A House While Listening To Drake Yeat ended up going on to collaborate with Drake on his album, "For All The Dogs," with the track, "IDGAF," in 2023. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music LaRussell’s Mother Announces Rally To Support Him Amid “Heaven Sent” Controversy LaRussell is still under fire for his song lyrics about Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Maino Addresses Hassan Campbell Accusations & More On “Rumors 2026” Maino recently dropped off yet another new track, which features bars about some of the rumors that have followed him over the years. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music DaBaby Admits Show Rates Plummeted After Homophobia Controversy During a recent interview, DaBaby opened up about the fallout From his infamous Rolling Loud Miami comments. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026