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Sports We Now Know When J Cole Will Make His Chinese Basketball Association Debut J Cole has some big priorities on deck. But first, he's got a side quest to complete with the Chinese Basketball Association. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music 50 Cent Seems To Shade Jay-Z While Flexing Streaming Success Over Opps 50 Cent claimed he's burying his competition in the numbers game, and he extended his Jay-Z troll to everyone he's been beefing with recently. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music "The Life Of Pablo" Marked The Old Kanye In His Final Form In the decade since The Life of Pablo, the gap between the artist fans once loved and the provocateur Ye has become has grown increasingly clear. By Aron A. March 05, 2026
Music Man Who Killed J. Cole's Mentor Filthe Rich Convicted & Sentenced J. Cole has credited Fayetteville, North Carolina's rap duo Bomm Sheltuh, comprised of Filthe Rich and Nervous Reck, with opening his doors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Kevin Durant Allegedly Trolls Kendrick Lamar Fan In DMs For Opposing Drake These alleged Kendrick Lamar and Drake comments surfaced amid allegations against Kevin Durant about dissing teammates via a burner account. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
TV Joe Budden Questions Whether Or Not DJ Akademiks Wants War With Him DJ Akademiks has been calling out Joe Budden as of late, and the podcast host is curious about what's going on. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals What Drake Must Do To Squash Beef Rick Ross recently opened up about his relationship with Drake, admitting that he's not quite ready to make amends. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Sneakers Meek Mill Is Not Happy About Nike's LeBron 23 "Dreams & Nightmares" Collection Nike has just put out a new LeBron 23, "Dreams And Nightmares" collection, which has left Meek Mill completely confused. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Lord Jamar Pushes Back Against Stove God Cooks Label Narrative: "He's Not In A Bad Deal" Lord Jamar shares his perspective. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Caught Deleting Old Anti-Black Tweets Tyler, the Creator has found himself in a major controversy as some of his old tweets are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Bianca Censori Gets Dinner With Ye In Just A Bra And Sheer Pants It's becoming pretty routine to spot her in see-through clothes. By Lavender Alexandria April 04, 2024