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Music Sinthoro Upper Shot & Killed By His 16-Year-Old Stepson Sinthoro Upper's latest song, "Slide," was just starting to blow up on social media before his death on Sunday. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Baby Keem Speaks Out And Re-Affirms His Greatness Amid "Ca$ino" Criticism With "Ca$ino" being described as a disappointment by fans, Baby Keem is back on X to fight for his spot in the rap game. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Blueface's Girlfriend Harvard Bri Caught On Camera Throwing Bricks At His House Blueface's new girlfriend, Harvard Bri, is not having a good time right now, and some Ring camera footage proves it. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music King Harris Arrested On Drug Charge In Pikachu Onesie King Harris got pulled over in Georgia over the weekend and ended up documenting his own arrest on his Instagram Story. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, & Sade Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame highlighted a total of eight performers in the class of 2026, including several noteworthy names. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Young Thug Debuts Colorful New Look At Coachella Young Thug performed tons of his biggest hits while on stage at Coachella, including "Check," "Havana," and more. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Just Gave Drake Some Interesting Advice Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" album could be on the way soon, although if it were up to DJ Akademiks, it would be delayed by a year. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music Jam Master Jay's Convicted Killer Isn't Being Freed Just Yet Karl Jordan Jr., one the of two convicted killers in the extensive Jam Master Jay case, was acquitted from his murder charges in Dec. 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Chris Brown & Usher Launch Countdown For Joint Tour: What Does It Mean? Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Gunna Cops Luxury Cars For His Manager & Friends Gunna decided to bless his manager and close friends with some incredible gifts in the form of a Ferrari and other assorted luxury cars. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Everything We Know So Far About The Usher & Chris Brown Tour Chris Brown and Usher will begin their "Raymond & Brown (R&B)" joint tour presumably later this year, and the announcement has fans ecstatic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026