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Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Reacts To BIA's Debut Album Flopping And JT's Diss Tracks Cardi B has said she was going tone things down with her foes BIA and JT, but that doesn't mean she won't strike again. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Hometown Shows In New Orleans Receiving Heavy Security NBA YoungBoy's tour has experienced a lot of safety measures, especially for his Chicago show which was eventually canceled. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Blames Business Manager For Failure To Respond To Assault Lawsuit Recently, it was reported that Nicki Minaj could be at risk of losing her Los Angeles home due to an unpaid $500K judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music City Of Atlanta Denies Ever Issuing A Key To NBA YoungBoy Earlier today, it was widely reported that NBA YoungBoy received the key to Atlanta during the middle of his tour stop on October 15. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Method Man Reveals Why He Didn't Appear On Drake's "Wu-Tang Forever" Method Man says he still likes Drake and thinks that he's a "dope artist" despite turning down the song back in 2013. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Summer Walker Secures Year’s Biggest Debut For A Female R&B Artist With 'Finally Over It' Summer Walker's 'Finally Over It' lands at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Music Drake Is Reportedly Preparing To Take Aim At Kendrick Lamar With "ICEMAN" Tour According to DJ Akademiks, Drake is readying his highly anticipated ninth studio album, and has big plans for 2026. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Joe Budden Dragged For Comments On Megan Thee Stallion's "Call Of Duty" Denial These alleged comments about Megan Thee Stallion on "The Joe Budden Podcast" are up for interpretation, but nonetheless divisive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025