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Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Landing At No. 1 On Billboard A$AP Rocky went through some first week sales turbulence with his highly anticipated album "Don't Be Dumb," but Rihanna doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Why He Dissed Drake On “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with Ebro for Apple Music, A$AP Rocky set the record straight about his beef with Drake. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Nas' Harvard Fellowship Is Now Taking Applications Nas first partnered with Harvard University to launch the hip-hop fellowship back in 2013 and students can still take advantage. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music J. Cole Trademarked “The Fall-Off” Months Before Album Announcement J. Cole's long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," is slated for release on February 6 of this year. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Date Has Been Revealed After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Sports Lil Wayne & Caleb Williams Make Amends After Trading Shots Over The Bears-Packers Game Caleb Williams and the Bears advanced to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs with their win over the Packers. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Sports Cardi B Trolls The Chargers After Stefon Diggs' Huge Playoff Win With The Patriots Cardi B's boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, helped the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Fat Joe Professes His Love For 50 Cent, Reveals Podcast Interview Is Coming Fat Joe and 50 Cent had one of the nastiest beefs of the 2000s, but times have changed as both have been very supportive of one another. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Donald Trump Confirms Diddy Asked For A Pardon And He’s Not Interested It looks like Trump is not even considering Diddy's request. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music Kanye West's Yeezy Team Confirms Release Date For New Album "BULLY" Kanye West recently revealed the tracklist for his new album "BULLY," although its persistent delays have many fans still feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Drake Proclaims It's "ICEMAN Season" Ahead Of Highly Anticipated 2026 Album Although many Drake fans hoped his new album "ICEMAN" would drop in 2025, they're also confident that more time in the oven will be worth it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025