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Music Ray J Claims He Has Months Left To Live Amid Health Battle Recently, Ray J went live to give his supporters an update after being hospitalized for severe chest pain. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Pop Culture Bhad Bhabie Issues Strong Response To Those Accusing Her Of Cultural Appropriation Bhad Bhabie been bashed mercilessly online for years for a lot of different reasons, but she's standing up for herself here. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Pop Culture When Will D.Rose Be Released From Prison? Rapper's New Mugshot Comes With Shocking Incarceration Projection Rose was originally imprisoned in 2016 for the murder of a 14-year-old. By Ben Mock November 12, 2023
Music Clipse Speak On The Neptunes Breakup Pharrell and Chad Hugo are currently not on speaking terms, but Clipse felt this comeback album wouldn't be complete without the former. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Accuses Iggy Azalea Of Paying Tory Lanez's Legal Fees Iggy Azalea previously voiced her support for Tory Lanez back in 2022, before he was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Compliments Unbeknownst Kid Wearing His Sp5der Brand Young Thug's Sp5der clothing brand became hugely popular during the rapper's RICO trial. Thugger and lawyer wore designs in the trial. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
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 Police Release 911 Call From Young Scooter's Death Young Scooter died on Friday after a run-in with police officers in Atlanta who had been responding to a newly released 911 call. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Beyoncé Reportedly Facing Cease And Desist Over Unauthorized Use Of Las Vegas Sphere During "Cowboy Carter" Tour The video shows Beyoncé holding a replica of The Sphere and it sparked rumors that she was going to perform there. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Smash Yet Another Record Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA's track "Luther" has become the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Original Content Brent Faiyaz's Best Collabs Brent Faiyaz has been a part of a number of iconic collaborations throughout his career. We're taking a look at the biggest ones yet. By Caleb Hardy May 16, 2023