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Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Hitmaka Claims He & Tory Lanez Wrote Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Hitmaka told an alleged tale about Tory Lanez and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" track for the seventh "Fast & Furious" film. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Canadian Rapper Lil Ot Dead At 24 After Parking Lot Shooting Earlier this week, two men opened fire on Lil Ot in a Burlington parking lot, and later fled the scene in a white SUV. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Baby Keem Takes Fans Behind-The-Scenes Of "Ca$ino" In New Documentary Baby Keem announced his long-awaited sophomore studio album, "Ca$ino," on Tuesday and it's dropping later this month. By Cole Blake February 10, 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 Drake Has More Bars For His Haters On Yet Another New "ICEMAN" Snippet DJ Akademiks already apologized to Drake for sharing another "ICEMAN" snippet this week, specifically on J. Cole's release night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 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 Metro Boomin Found Not Liable On All Four Counts In Sexual Assault Lawsuit Metro Boomin was accused of drugging, sexually assaulting, and impregnating a woman back in 2016. He denied all allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Officially Welcome Their 3rd Child Together Rihanna and A$AP Rocky already share two sons, RZA and Riot, and have now welcomed a daughter named Rocki Irish. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music JT Labels Cardi B A “Fraud” And Defends Lil Uzi Vert Amid Sexuality Rumors On Cardi B's song "Magnet" from her new album, she goes after both JT and her longtime partner, Lil Uzi Vert. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Kali Uchis Pulls D4vd Collab After Missing Teen Is Found In His Car The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was found severely decomposed in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025