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Music J. Cole Achieves Rare Feat After "The Fall-Off" Goes Number One J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has been an incredible success thus far, but more achievements are being made, and they are sure to keep coming. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Politics Democrats Label Kenneth Petty A Sex Offender To Address Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Praise Nicki Minaj described herself as Donald Trump's biggest fan at a summit to promote "Trump Accounts" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music 2 Chainz Explains Drake's "Genius" Contribution To "F**kin' Problems" 2 Chainz says Drake was responsible for turning his contribution to the song, "F**kin' Problems," into the iconic hook. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Clears 21 Savage Of Botting Rumors But Says "WHTTS?" Isn't Totally Off The Hook 21 Savage returned with his fourth studio album, "What Happened to the Streets?," back on Friday, December 12. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Scores Huge Win Amid Court Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by Tameer Peak, a former superfan who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Heartbreaking Reason For Rejecting "Call of Duty" Deal That Went To Nicki Minaj Yesterday, Daniel Kinney of Roc Nation testified in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation trial against Milagro Gramz. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Confirms "Don't Be Dumb" Is Still Dropping This Year ASAP Rocky has been playing coy about the release date for his next studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," for months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Relationships Kanye West & Bianca Censori Lick Each Other During Scandalous Grammys Night Kanye West and Bianca Censori's antics continued after the Grammy Awards. By Cole Blake February 03, 2025
Viral Scru Face Jean Eviscerates DJ Akademiks In New Diss Track "AkaDiddy" Following Grooming Scandal The hip-hop world continues to scrutinize this Ak controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2025
Music Mother Of G$ Lil Ronnie's Daughter Claims There's A Conspiracy Around Their Horrid Murder Rappers like Soulja Boy and others in the Texas hip-hop scene have paid their tributes to the late G$ Lil Ronnie and his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music Kodak Black Labels Mellow Rackz & NBA YoungBoy His "Clones" Kodak Black previously took issue with NBA YoungBoy collaborating with Mellow Rackz on his album, "Make America Slime Again." By Cole Blake November 18, 2025