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Music J. Cole Receives Major Props From Former NFL Star Ryan Clark During a recent episode of "The Pivot" podcast, former NFL star Ryan Clark spoke about his admiration for J. Cole. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Pours Salt In Drake's Wound Following Jay-Z Freestyle Jay-Z recently delivered a freestyle at the Roots Picnic, which sparked reactions from Charlamagne Tha God, aimed at Drake. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music Akademiks Can Barely Keep His Eyes Open During Drake's “Habibti” Listening Session Akademiks was trying to power through the three new albums that Drake released last night. By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Music Kanye West Proclaims His Love For Young Thug After Thugger Claimed To Be A Drake Fan Kanye West has shared mixed reactions on the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that included rapping about it on "Like That" remix. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Cam'ron's Disappointment With Some Backhanded Praise On his sports talk show with Mase, "It Is What It Is," Cam'ron said Kanye West and R. Kelly put a "stain" on Chicago's name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Bobby Brown Picks Chris Brown Over Usher As The Closet R&B Singer To Today's Michael Jackson Bobby Brown was acknowledged as the "King of R&B" in the 90s for his massive R&B classics "Rock Wit'cha," "Every Little Step," and "Roni." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Sports Lil Wayne Admits He Refused To Watch Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Fans shouldn't expect Lil Wayne to collaborate with the NFL again any time in the future of the latest Super Bowl Halftime Show drama. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Chris Rock's Brother Goes Off On Will Smith's “Trash” New Album Will Smith references his infamous altercation with Chris Rock at several points on his new album, "Based on a True Story." By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Spice & Sauce Gardner Share Cringeworthy Moment On Kiss Cam Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have some convinced that they are together, but after seeing this awkward moment, some are losing confidence. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Receives Immense Praise For Dynamic Coachella Set Megan Thee Stallion did run into some technical issues and was booted off stage, but her performance was maybe the best of the weekend. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Swamp Izzo Addresses Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan's Fallout Over Alleged Industry Politics Rich Homie Quan is sadly no longer here to add to DJ Swamp Izzo's comments about Young Thug's rise and Rich Gang's fall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Chris Brown Issues A New Fan Dress Code Advisement For His Upcoming Breezy Bowl XX Tour Chris Brown's Breezy Bowl XX Tour will include the singer's friends Jhene Aiko, Bryson Tiller, and Summer Walker. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025