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Music Ebro Refutes The Belief That He's A Hater Of Independent Media Ebro says he's always been one to crack jokes about DJ Akademiks and other creators, but he wasn't going after independent media. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Police Bodycam Footage Shows King Harris Getting Arrested On Drug Charge Over the weekend, 21-year-old King Harris was arrested in his home state of Georgia while wearing a Pikachu onesie. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music K. Michelle Warns "Everybody" Could Go To Jail With What She Knows About R. Kelly K. Michelle also explained that she was in love with R. Kelly after learning about the music industry from him. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music J. Cole's Honda Civic Breaks Down During Trunk Sale Tour J. Cole is nearing the end of his Trunk Sale Tour, but he's unfortunately running into problems along the way. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music J. Cole Makes TikTok With Fans During Alabama “Trunk Sale” Tour Stop J. Cole recently made an appearance in one lucky fan's TikTok during his recent stop at Alabama A&M University. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Baby Keem Announces Album Signings Ahead Of "Ca$ino" Baby Keem is going to be meeting up with some lucky fans across a handful cities in the U.S. for some album signings post "Ca$ino's" release. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Drake Teases A Deep Freeze As Fans Await “ICEMAN” Drake first started teasing his ninth studio album back in 2024, and now, it looks like it's just around the corner. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music Chuck D To Gene Simmons' Controversial Take On Rappers Being In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Gene Simmons riled fans up with his bold take on hip-hop's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Chuck D is stepping to defend his genre. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Sports LeBron James Shocks Fans After Perfectly Lip-Syncing Gunna's "One Of Wun" LeBron defies expectations and gets every lyric correct for once. By Jamil David May 29, 2024
Music J Cole Reveals Plans For Scrapped EP With Meek Mill And Big Sean It would have been generational. By Elias Andrews December 03, 2024
Music Matt Barnes & Stephen Jackson Don't Believe Kendrick Lamar Dissed Lil Wayne Other fans are much more bloodthirsty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2024
Music Stephen A Smith Drags Drake For Threatening UMG Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Stephen A Smith is not on board with Drake's latest legal move. By Caroline Fisher November 28, 2024