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Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Relationships Offset Claims He Spent $12 Million On Gifts For Cardi B Amid Recent Tensions Despite Cardi B reportedly checking in on Offset following his shooting, things still seem tense between the ex-couple. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Ebro Taunts Kanye West Fans Who Thought He'd Never Be Canceled In the wake of the U.K blocking Kanye West from entering the country, Wireless Festival has canceled this year's event. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Final Suspect In Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Case Reportedly Arrested Terrance Rodgers is accused along with Pooh Shiesty and seven others of kidnaping Gucci Mane. Authorities reportedly arrested him in Atlanta. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Mother Heads To Facebook Live To React To His Arrest Gladys Baines' son Pooh Shiesty was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Videos Bianca Censori Directs Kanye West & Travis Scott's "Father" Music Video Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori used church imagery, a Michael Jackson lookalike, and more for the Travis Scott-assisted "Father" video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music The Game Responds After Being Exposed For Using Same Pick-up Line On Multiple Women The Game is still trying to find love and making things worse is that his go-to pick-up line isn't working. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reveals Why He’s Not Afraid Of A.I. During a recent podcast appearance, Lil Wayne shared his unfiltered take on artificial intelligence, making it clear that he's a fan. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Cardi B Rocks New Pixie Cut During 1st Day Of Assault Trial In Los Angeles Cardi B will be taking the stand to provide testimony of her own in the high-profile assault case, this week. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Offset Builds Hype For New Album “Kiari” With Electric Boiler Room Listening Event Offset is currently preparing to unleash his third studio album, "Kiari," which is slated for release on August 22. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music xQc Isn’t Feeling JID’s “God Does Like Ugly” Album Like Everyone Else xQc featured Drake on his livestream in 2024, which led to the rap star revealing his future touring plans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025