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Music Childish Gambino Reveals He Canceled Tour Due To Stroke, Hole In His Heart Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) canceled his tour in October of last year following the release of his album "Bando Stone And The New World." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Reveals He Faked Getting Jumped By 10 People And Fans Clown Him For It How are you making fun of people for believing a fake narrative that you started? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Changes Her Tune On Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER": "GET EM" After driving the Beyhive mad for saying Beyonce copied her, Badu is showering the LP with praise. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2024
Music J. Cole Says Colin Kaepernick Has The "Biggest Balls" In Sports J. Cole shows more support for Colin Kaepernick. By Matt F November 13, 2017
Music Rakim Is Taking The "Lid Off Hip Hop" With Sprite For The Culture's 50th Exclusive Interview: Hip Hop icon and legendary lyricist Rakim is celebrating 50 years of the culture & kicking off Black Music Month in style. By Erika Marie June 01, 2023
Music Boldy James Teases Six Griselda Projects Before September Boldy James promises a complete and utter Griselda takeover throughout August and September. By Mitch Findlay July 31, 2020
Music Erick Sermon Says Kanye West’s Next Solo Album Will Be A Return To The Old Ye Erick Sermon says he worked with Kanye West on new material for a solo album from the rapper. By Cole Blake February 27, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music A$AP Relli Admits Deleting Texts Before Alleged A$AP Rocky Shooting He previously denied it. By Elias Andrews February 01, 2025
Music Will Smith Announces Title And Release Month For Comeback Album The Fresh Prince is finally back. By Elias Andrews January 30, 2025
Music Gunplay Loses Custody Of Daughter With Vonshae Taylor-Morales Gunplay has lost custody of his daughter after his arrest, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 10, 2023
Music 50 Cent Hints At Belief That Jay-Z's Many Grammys Are Due To Beyonce Relationship Do you also think that Hov's accolades are partly due to his marriage? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 22, 2023