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Music Travis Scott Says He’s Focused On Healing And Accountability After Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott is committed towards healing. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Blueface Thinks His "Favorite Ex" Coi Leray Won't Last Long With Justin Laboy Blueface once again professed his love for Coi Leray recently, and promised to change his ways if he gets back with his ex. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music North West Shares New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West Amid North West's various new songs and snippets, plus her dad Kanye West's upcoming album "BULLY," the West family's very artistically busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Pop Culture Aire Jay Hints At Getting Pooh Shiesty Tattoo Covered Amid India Love Rumors Fans think they heard Pooh Shiesty's voice in the background of a video of India Love singing Rihanna's "Needed Me." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97's New Morning Show The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Melyssa Ford Discusses Misogyny In Podcast With Charlamagne Tha God Amid Joe Budden Exit Melyssa Ford's appearances on "The Joe Budden Podcast" started becoming more and more infrequent in recent months. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B & More Nominated For 2026 Rap Grammys 2026 Grammys nominees in hip-hop also include Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, Clipse, Fridayy and Meek Mill, JID, Terrace Martin, and GloRilla. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Re-iterates That Drake Did Nothing Illegal But Is Worried About Her Story Going Viral Gracie Bon, a Panamanian model, has been the talk of the town to kick the week off for her alleged fling with Drake. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Funkmaster Flex Clarifies His Shocking “Last Show” Post Funkmaster Flex is not actually retiring and is simply moving into a new time slot at Hot 97 after Labor Day. By Cole Blake August 29, 2025
Music SoFaygo Airs Out Frustration With His Career Amid Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype SoFaygo signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack record label in 2021, and dropped his debut album "Pink Heartz" in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Monaleo Reluctantly Cancels Multiple Tour Dates Monaleo has already performed a total of 25 shows on her "Who Did the Body" tour, which she kicked off in November. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026