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Pop Culture Chris Evans Chimes In On Lizzo Claiming They Are Having A Child Together The former "Captain America" actor is apparently cool with it, as long as there isn't a gender reveal party. By Joshua Robinson August 03, 2021
Music Lil Tjay Sets Up Studio In Hospital For "Beat Da Odds" Cover Art After being released from the hospital, Lil Tjay reveals that he has new music coming tonight. By Aron A. August 25, 2022
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Nas & Hit-Boy's "King's Disease III" Gets All The Love On Our "Fire Emoji" Update New tracks from Yung Bleu, Gucci Mane, and Fivio Foreign inside as well. By Hayley Hynes November 12, 2022
Music Fat Joe Hits Back At Critics Over BET Hip Hop Awards Hosting: "This Black & Brown Unity" Naysayers complained about a non-Black host, but Fat Joe emphasized that throughout his career, he's always been about "Black and Brown together." By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Politics Kid Rock Drinks Bud Light, Fans Claim It's A Conspiracy Rock's right-wing fanbase refuses to believe he was drinking a beer he publicly boycotted earlier this year. By Ben Mock August 19, 2023
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Convinced Him To Not Quit Rapping J. Cole was having doubts during the making of "2014 Forest Hills Drive," which Kendrick Lamar reportedly assuaged. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION Announces He's Going On Tour In New Video Could he be coming to a city near you? By Matt F May 30, 2017
Pop Culture Post Malone Confirms "AUSTIN" Album Release Date & Tracklist No features are listed on the 17-song tracklist shared today, but that doesn't mean Posty won't reveal them over the coming weeks. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2023
Music John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Expecting Baby Number Two Congratulations to John Legend & Chrissy Teigen. By Chantilly Post November 22, 2017
Music AllStar JR Exposes Fiery DMs With NBA Ben10 After Houston Shooting NBA Ben10 is still recovering after being shot multiple times after an alleged altercation at a Houston restaurant earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Joe Budden Suggests Lucian Grainge Could End Drake Amid UMG Lawsuit Joe Budden is not happy with Drake. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2024