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Music J. Cole Receives Major Props From Former NFL Star Ryan Clark During a recent episode of "The Pivot" podcast, former NFL star Ryan Clark spoke about his admiration for J. Cole. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Talay Riley, Songwriter For H.E.R. & Khalid, Tragically Killed At 35 Talay Riley was a famous songwriter, who wrote for some of the biggest artists in the world, including Dua Lipa and Khalid. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Leaves Lil Tjay On Seen After Getting Spammed With DMs Lil Tjay recently explained why he's got a problem with Kai Cenat, but he also hasn't been a fan of his for about a year. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music D4vd Could Have Been Notified When Celeste Rivas’ Remains Were Put In His Tesla The investigation into Celeste Rivas' death continues after her body was discovered in D4vd's abandoned car earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Jay-Z Explains NFL's Decision To Have Bad Bunny Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show The NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Announces “Lengthy” Hiatus From Music To Pursue Other Passions Before his long break, Kid Cudi dropped off his new track "Once," which he calls a "goodbye for now song." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains White "UY SCUTI" Album Cover Young Thug's use of the hard R on the opening track for "UY SCUTI," "Ninja," added even more controversy to this cover art. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Chilling Security Footage Shows Celeste Rivas Roaming Lake Elsinore Before Disappearance The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music 21 Savage Promises He's Finally About To Release His Next Album 21 Savage didn't provide any further details on his next album, which will be his first since dropping "American Dream." By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Relationships Ari Fletcher Shares Adorable Birthday Tribute For Moneybagg Yo Ari Fletcher used the opportunity to express her love for Moneybagg Yo and share a number of pictures of them together. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Reignites Drake Beef With Comments About UMG Lawsuit A$AP Rocky and Drake went at it a bit last year, and while the former fell back, it seems like the UMG lawsuit has reignited tensions. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2025
Music Saucy Santana Leaves Waffle House In A Stretcher After Allegedly Passing Out Saucy Santana later confirmed he was okay by promoting his upcoming album, "Haute Sauce," from the hospital. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025