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Music SZA Believes People Label Her As An R&B Artist Only Because She's Black SZA makes much more than just R&B. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2024
Politics Donald Trump's "Collab Track" With Kodak Black & Fivio Foreign Leads To Twitter Uproar "ONBOA47RD" might just become Trump's big campaign song, and people are dragging Fivio Foreign and Kodak Black through the mud for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2024
Music Blueface Takes Homophobic Shots At NLE Choppa Blueface's remarks come after NLE Choppa seemingly dissed him on his latest single, "Shotta Flow 8," which he dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Ray J Claims He Has Months Left To Live Amid Health Battle Recently, Ray J went live to give his supporters an update after being hospitalized for severe chest pain. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Drake Eclipses One Billion Spotify Streams 20 Days Into 2026 Given that its Drake, this doesn't feel all that special. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a huge deal and speaks to his dominance. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says A$AP Rocky Admitted Rihanna Is The Root Of Drake Beef DJ Akademiks recently sat down with A$AP Rocky for an interview, and according to the personality, he was incredibly honest. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Jadakiss Goes Hard On New Freestyle Over Drake's "You Only Live Twice" Jadakiss has had some recent praise for Drake, and fans wonder whether or not we'll get more new music from him soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Cardi B Admits She’s Exceeded Her Tour Budget By Millions Cardi B is currently preparing to embark on her "Little Miss Drama" tour in support of her sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
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 Kanye West Takes The Next Step Towards Releasing "Bully" Kanye West recently confirmed a tracklist for "Bully," featuring a total of 13 songs that will be spread across two sides. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Rob49 Teases New “WTHELLY” Remix Featuring Justin Bieber, Latto & G Herbo Rob49 recently teamed up with Reggie for a stream on Twitch, getting his fans excited for new music he has on the way. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025