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Politics Nicki Minaj Divides Fans By Praising Donald Trump Nicki Minaj has been making tons of headlines for her controversial antics on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Brought Out By Playboi Carti During Los Angeles Tour Stop Playboi Carti had his Los Angeles tour stop on Tuesday, and he invited out some big names including Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Says He's Done Giving Release Dates For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky's long-awaited project, "Don't Be Dumb," will be his first album since dropping "Testing" back in 2018. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Sports Adrien Broner Apologizes To Cam'ron After "It Is What It Is" Antics Cam'ron kicked Adrien Broner off of his podcast for making several inappropriate comments towards Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Drake Might Become First Artist To Top Billboard Chart With Three Albums Drake's new albums "ICEMAN," "MAID OF HONOUR," and "HABIBTI" are also expected to perform well on Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Sports Future Will Perform At 2026 FIFA World Cup For USA's Opening Ceremony Future is gearing up for a big 2026, as the announcement of his 2026 FIFA World Cup performance joined recent new album teases. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Removed From Trial In Handcuffs After Court Outburst Davion Murphy reportedly got into a verbal argument with one of his codefendants during the tenth day of the trial over Foolio's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Cardi B Scores Another Victory Against Tasha K In Court Cardi B recently accused Tasha K of violating their non-disparagement clause, and since then, Cardi has won. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music North West Affirms Her Love For Jesus Despite Her "Dark" Aesthetic North West has been putting out gritty new music and donning eye-catching fashion, but she doesn't think that impedes on her religious views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Has An Unfortunate Update On "Slime Cry" Album NBA YoungBoy first announced that this project was in the works in October. However, it's continuing to hit some speed bumps. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Billboard Reveals Its Ranking Of The Best Hip-Hop Album Covers Of All Time Billboard celebrated the cover artwork for 50 iconic albums for it's newest ranking, featuring Lil Kim, Outkast, and more. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
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