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Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Reviews “Islah” Was The Proof Kevin Gates Could Never Be Cancelled Kevin Gates endured because his audience valued emotional honesty over moral cleanliness, and "Islah" is the clearest proof of that. By Aron A. January 30, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Passionately Debates If 50 Cent's Career Was Better Than Jay-Z's Tony Yayo, Andrew Schulz, and the rest of the "Flagrant" podcast had some very hot takes about 50 Cent and Jay-Z's career trajectories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Ray J Looks Determined Heading Into Court Amid Serious Health Problems Earlier this week, Ray J claimed that doctors told him he has just months left to live, thanking fans for their support. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Politics Joe Budden Predicts More Artists Will Publicly Support Donald Trump Budden believes more artist will support Trump for a check. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music Doechii & Adin Ross Beef, Explained Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA. By Aron A. January 07, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Will Join Donald Trump At His Accounts Summit In D.C. Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to celebrate United States President Donald Trump's accounts initiative, which follows much controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Furious Over Massive Ticket Queues For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole announced the tour dates on Monday, after releasing his latest studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Hitmaka Claims He & Tory Lanez Wrote Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Hitmaka told an alleged tale about Tory Lanez and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" track for the seventh "Fast & Furious" film. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music How To Listen To The Alchemist & Budgie's 'The Good Book Vol. 3' For longtime fans of the series, 'The Good Book, Vol. 3' stands as both a continuation and an evolution By Tallie Spencer January 30, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026