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Music Nicki Minaj Goes On A Twitter Rampage After Trevor Noah's Grammy Roast Trevor Noah made it a point to work Nicki Minaj into some of his jokes during the Grammys and it seems like his roast set her off. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music R. Kelly's Daughter On Coming Out As Trans & Lesbian: "I Was So Scared" Jaah Kelly came out as a trans man when she was 14 but now, she identifies as a lesbian. By Alex Zidel July 10, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Top5 Has Gone Through Surgery & Details Long Road To Recovery Top5 was stabbed in the United Kingdom over the weekend after attending Drake's Wireless Festival performance. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Killer Mike Finally Responds To Travis Scott's Latest Diss Travis Scott revamped an old "DAYS BEFORE RODEO" grail to take subliminal shots at Killer Mike for beating him at the Grammys last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Blueface's New Photos Have The Rapper Questioning His Release From Jail Blueface's release from Los Angeles county jail remains unknown after surrendering to the court in early 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music LSU Dance Team Goes Viral For Electric Kendrick Lamar-Inspired Routine LSU's Tiger Girls scored second place at a national competition thanks to their hip-hop routine set to a medley of Kendrick Lamar's hits. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro "Make Them Cry" Aiming For No. 1 Billboard Debut Whenever Drake lands his next No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 record, the cover art for his new album "ICEMAN" will make even more sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reunites With Drake & Nicki Minaj On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" will be dropping at midnight and it's set to feature several high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Tay-K Gets A New Trial Date As He Faces The Possibility Of Life In Prison Tay-K will be facing trial next year. By Cole Blake November 25, 2024
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Reportedly Being Shunned From 2026 Met Gala Nicki Minaj was at last year's Met Gala, but it seems her recent actions are "freezing" her out from receiving an invite back this year. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026