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Music Jadakiss Says J. Cole Is Dropping A Separate Mixtape With Beats From The Lox J. Cole shared the lead single from his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off," last week and confirmed its release date. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Pressa Accuses Top5 Of Being A Rat And Paying Blogs To Delete Robbery Details These two Toronto rappers used to be cool with each other, but something happened along the way that drove Pressa and Top5 apart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Prosecutors Believe Lil Durk Allegedly Incriminated Himself During DJ Akademiks Interview The feds have been searching to find any sort of evidence against Lil Durk, and they believe they struck gold with this clip. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Cameraman’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit To Move Forward Last year, Megan Thee Stallion's ex-cameraman sued her for allegedly sleeping with a woman in front of him, body-shaming him, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Temple University To Offer New Kendrick Lamar Course During Fall 2025 Semester Kendrick Lamar will have his life and legacy studied by students at Temple University beginning in the Fall 2025 semester. By Devin Morton July 08, 2025
Politics Bun B On The COVID Era: Megan Thee Stallion Shooting, Ice Cube's CWBA, Jeezy Verzuz Gucci & More Will Bun B run for Mayor of Houston? On the second day of HNHH's "12 Days Of Christmas," the Trill OG reveals his possible future in politics, details tutoring Pimp C, partying with BMF, and watching Gucci Mane and Jeezy make-up 15 years after witnessing the two record "So Icy." By Aron A. December 14, 2020
Music Kanye West's Involvement In Lil Nas X's "INDUSTRY BABY" Finally Detailed Kanye West co-produced "INDUSTRY BABY" and told Lil Nas X that it reminded him of his more anthemic songs, like "All Of The Lights." By Alex Zidel November 05, 2021
Music Mariahlynn Drives Fans Wild With NSFW Photos Her following is willdin' in the comments. By Zaynab January 14, 2019
Music Common Explains Why He Decided To Never Use Homophobic Lyrics Again He made a vow back in 2007. By Erika Marie August 23, 2019
Music Nicki Minaj Tells Lil Wayne That Marriage To Kenneth Petty Is "Refreshing & Calming" Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj linked up on Young Money radio where they spoke about her career, nabbing a No. 1 song with Doja Cat, why social media distancing is important, and what married life has been like for Mrs. Petty. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Pop Culture Tyler Perry Suggests Black Community's Criticism Aided In Whitney Houston's Downfall The filmmaker caught a wave of backlash for comments made during his episode of "Hart to Heart" with comedian Kevin Hart. By Erika Marie August 11, 2022
Numbers NBA YoungBoy Passes J. Cole & Future In Total Platinum & Gold Certifications At only 22-years-old, NBA YoungBoy already has more RIAA certifications than future Hall-of-Fame rappers J. Cole and Future. By Alex Zidel February 09, 2022