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Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music JID Ducks Question About Being On J. Cole's "The Fall–Off," Fans Hope He's Trolling J. Cole's "The Fall–Off" is one of the most anticipated albums of the decade, and his Dreamville partner JID refuses to spoil its surprises. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Addresses Theory That His Apology Was A PR Move Kanye West recently took out a full-page ad in the "Wall Street Journal" to apologize to those he's hurt over the years. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Jadakiss Says J. Cole Is Dropping A Separate Mixtape With Beats From The Lox J. Cole shared the lead single from his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off," last week and confirmed its release date. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Performs For The First Time Since Prison Release Fetty Wap previously said he doesn't want to speak on his prison time in his new music, and we'll see when that will land. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Ebro Roasted After Posting An Apple Music Office Tour In Response To Mero's Hot 97 Hire Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Drake's "Take Care" Expected To Re-Enter Billboard's Top 20 This Week Drake's 2011 classic "Take Care" was reportedly the highest-selling hip-hop album this week in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Donald Trump Confirms Diddy Asked For A Pardon And He’s Not Interested It looks like Trump is not even considering Diddy's request. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Says Meek Mill Has More To Worry About Than Sexuality Rumors: “They Think You On Them Tapes” Meek Mill was complaining about his son hearing the rumors. By Cole Blake April 09, 2024
Music Tory Lanez Update: Mario Reveals How He Was Doing Last Time They Spoke Mario also labeled Tory Lanez one of the "greatest writers of our generation." By Cole Blake April 08, 2024
Music Morgan Wallen Arrested After Throwing Chair Off Bar Roof: Details It was not a good look for Wallen, who was hit with felony charges. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2024