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Cole Blake February 17, 2026 Music J. Cole is preparing to embark on a 54-date world tour in support of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026 Music Recently, Finesse2tymes put his foot down during a studio session, making a whole group leave over age concerns.
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Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026 Music 50 Cent's 2007 album "Curtis" recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, and he's laughing at his longtime critics who downplayed it.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026 Music French Montana told Bootleg Kev the backstory behind the mythical "Splash Brothers" collab between him, Drake, and Rick Ross.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026 Music It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language."
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Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026 Music Drake is one of the biggest collectors in all of rap and he's just revealed a new purchase he made courtesy of Pablo Escobar's estate.
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Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026 Music Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026 Music Playboi Carti just announced a headlining tour to accompany "MUSIC" and fans are already ready for it to begin.
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Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025 Music This is the biggest debut sales week for both Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, which is a great achievement to see.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025 Music Quando Rondo turned himself in after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy charges in January, and his release date has reportedly been revealed.
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Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025 Music THF Bayzoo passed away this past weekend, with reports saying he was shot in a Chicago neighborhood by two unidentified men.
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Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Will Speak During Donald Trump's Crypto Forum At Mar-a-Lago Nicki Minaj has already voiced her support for Donald Trump at multiple different events in recent months.
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Cole Blake 
Music J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” World Tour Presale Draws Thousands Of Fans J. Cole is preparing to embark on a 54-date world tour in support of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Finesse2tymes Kicks Ladies Out Of His Studio After Suspecting One Was Underage Recently, Finesse2tymes put his foot down during a studio session, making a whole group leave over age concerns.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music 50 Cent Refutes Claim He Only Has One Good Album, Flaunts "Curtis" Success 50 Cent's 2007 album "Curtis" recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, and he's laughing at his longtime critics who downplayed it.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music French Montana Thinks Drake & Rick Ross Will Eventually Squash Their Beef French Montana told Bootleg Kev the backstory behind the mythical "Splash Brothers" collab between him, Drake, and Rick Ross.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language."
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Tallie Spencer 
Music Drake Shows Off Unique Memorabilia Once Owned By Pablo Escobar Drake is one of the biggest collectors in all of rap and he's just revealed a new purchase he made courtesy of Pablo Escobar's estate.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music J. Cole Falls Short Of A$AP Rocky With First Day Streaming Numbers Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Playboi Carti Fans Go Bonkers Over Supreme Posters In New York Playboi Carti just announced a headlining tour to accompany "MUSIC" and fans are already ready for it to begin.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Secure Solid First Week Sales For New Album "Alfredo 2" This is the biggest debut sales week for both Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, which is a great achievement to see.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Quando Rondo’s Prison Release Date Revealed Quando Rondo turned himself in after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy charges in January, and his release date has reportedly been revealed.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Mother Of Lil Durk's First Two Kids Mourns Passing Of THF Bayzoo THF Bayzoo passed away this past weekend, with reports saying he was shot in a Chicago neighborhood by two unidentified men.
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Zachary Horvath