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Music J. Cole Impressed By Freestyling Fan On His “Trunk Sale” Tour Recently, J. Cole brought his "Trunk Sale" tour to Virginia, where he got to meet one extremely talented fan. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music What Songs Did Bad Bunny Perform During The Super Bowl Halftime Show? Bad Bunny delivered a total vibe during his Super Bowl Halftime performance and here are the songs he played that made it so. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music J. Cole Brings Career Full Circle, Sells "The Fall-Off" At North Carolina A&T J. Cole's career started by selling CDs out of his car at this Greensboro campus, so North Carolina A&T University means a lot to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music Diddy & Biggie's Son's Horrifying Sexual Assault Lawsuit Receives Major Update Diddy and Biggie's son, CJ Wallace were both accused of sexual assault by Jonathan Hay in a lawsuit filed back in July 2025. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Blueface Labels Soulja Boy "Broke" Despite Owing $130k To Mother Of His Child The mother of Soulja Boy's child, Jackilyn Martinez, previously sued Blueface for claiming to be the father. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Spotted Interacting With Fans At Disneyland With Bianca Censori By His Side Kanye West and Bianca Censori are still going strong, and over the weekend, they decided to make a trip to Anaheim, California. By Alexander Cole December 29, 2025
Music Drake Sets Up Recording Studio For "ICEMAN" In Houston Strip Club Drake was supposed to drop "ICEMAN" this year, but it looks like he still needs to put the finishing touches on his solo studio LP comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Fabolous Disses 50 Cent In Freestyle With Maino, Jim Jones & Dave East Rapper/podcasters Fabolous, Jim Jones, Maino, and Dave East decided to turn their beef with 50 Cent into a freestyle over his beats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Drake Cosigns Timothée Chalamet's EsDeeKid Remix Despite Kendrick Lamar Support Many other artists have shouted out Timothee Chalamet and EsDeeKid's new collab, and maybe Drake didn't see that Kendrick Lamar interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Winter Blanco Urges The Public To Believe Trey Songz’s Accusers Winter Blanco previously alleged that Trey Songz physically assaulted her in 2018, and that she was too afraid to come forward. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Young Thug's Sister Shades Interviewers For Not Asking About His Family Grief Young Thug's sister Angela Grier died while he was in jail, whereas LaKevia Jackson, his son's mother, was killed right before his arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025