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Music Carl Crawford Admits He Paid For Erica Banks’ First BBL In Resurfaced Interview According to 1501 Certified Entertainment CEO Carl Crawford, Erica Banks' first BBL gave her a huge confidence boost. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music GloRilla Joins Cardi B Onstage At Los Angeles “Little Miss Drama” Tour Stop Cardi B recently surprised fans with a very special guest during her tour in support of her sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Music Trippie Redd Teases New Kanye West Collaboration On “NDA” Just a few months ago, Trippie Redd fired back after Kanye West claimed to have "invented rage," but it looks like they're on better terms. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Questlove Confirms A Posthumous D’Angelo Album Is On The Way There’s a posthumous D’Angelo project officially in the pipeline. By Tallie Spencer November 14, 2025
Music Rod Wave Reportedly Arrested On Gun Charge In Atlanta Very few details about this alleged arrest have surfaced at press time, which sadly is not Rod Wave's only legal debacle these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Defends Himself For Giving Son Birthday Punches Wiz Khalifa says that "birthday licks" shouldn't have gotten any backlash. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Original Version Of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” Finally Hits Streaming Services New vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" are now available to mark its 30th anniversary. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes Maino's Worst Outfits As Beef Intensifies Maino was upset with DJ Akademiks for joking about Fabolous' fashion choices during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Maino Goes Off On DJ Akademiks For Fabolous Comments While Likening Him To "A Jar Of Relish" Maino is passionately defending Fabolous after DJ Akademiks made fun of how the rapper dresses compared to his age. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Eminem & Jack White Rock The Crowd At Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Game As two Detroit legends, Eminem and Jack White shared the stage for the very first time for the Lions' Thanksgiving Day game's halftime show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Pays Tribute To Ariela La Langosta Following Her Tragic Death In a series of heartfelt posts, 6ix9ine called his late friend Ariela La Langosta a “tremendous woman” and his "sister.” By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Announces "The Dark Aura Tour" With Ab-Soul & Rapsody As Special Guests The tour announcement comes after Joey Bada$$ had to delay the release of his highly-anticipated new album. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025