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Music T.I. Claims 50 Cent Is Avoiding A Verzuz Battle With Him, 50 Calls Him A Snitch Not only did T.I. fans take issue with how 50 Cent responded to his Verzuz challenge, but it seems like the general public is split on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Symba Delivers Nuanced Response To J. Cole's Alleged Diss With "Father Figure" Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Future Reboots Album Rumors With Chilling New Snippet Future has been dropping some subtle hints that an album is coming this year lately and this snippet is sending those rumors into overdrive. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Claims Chrissy Teigen Has A "Dik" Chrissy Teigen could be seen laughing at Trevor Noah's jokes about Nicki Minaj during the Grammys on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Brings Out North West & Diddy's Son Pulls Up To Mexico Concert Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals ‘The Fall-Off’ Evolved Into A Double Album Following New Inspiration From Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef J. Cole reveals he became "incredibly re-inspired." By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Case Judge Removed Over Alleged Bias Judge Michelle Sisco is accused of making "hostile comments" and having "obvious bias" throughout the Foolio murder case. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Kanye West Inks Partnership Deal With Gamma To Release "Bully" Kanye West's latest "Bully" announcement comes after he published a lengthy apology statement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Argues J. Cole's Bars About JID Are Hypocritical Following "Birthday Blizzard '26," J. Cole will be releasing his long-awaited album, "The Fall-Off," next month. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Drake Claims He Pitched "God's Plan" TV Show To Jeff Bezos To Give People Lots Of Money Drizzy's philanthropy almost became even more linked to his brand. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 29, 2024
Music The Weeknd Sparks Suspicion Of Name Change Again With Nationwide Billboards Is The Weeknd over? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 28, 2024