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Music A$AP Rocky Wants To Run For Mayor Of New York City It looks like A$AP Rocky could be eyeing a career pivot following the release of his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Joyner Lucas Vs. Logic Beef: A Timeline A play-by-play of the (mostly one-sided) feud. By E Gadsby March 24, 2018
Music Chris Brown Reunites With Karrueche Tran At Coachella Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran hadn't been together in public since their 2015 breakup, which was followed by abuse allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Cardi B Firmly Denies Assault Accuser's Allegations As 2nd Day Of Trial Begins The update comes as Cardi B is still gearing up for the long-awaited release of her next album, "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dethrones Drake Once Again With Impressive Spotify Feat Recently, it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar pulled off yet another boastworthy streaming feat, surpassing Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Tells SZA To Mind Her Business Following Nicki Minaj Dispute Tokyo Toni took to Instagram Live to show support for Nicki Minaj during her Twitter altercation with SZA. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music J. Cole Details His Creative Process Behind "Disc 2 Track 2" From "The Fall-Off" J. Cole will finally be releasing his highly anticipated project, "The Fall-Off," as his seventh studio album, next month. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Young Thug Desperate To Change Name Because Of Jeffrey Epstein Young Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams II, wants to have nothing in common with the late convicted child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music George Floyd’s Brother Terrence Calls Out Lil Yachty Over Controversial Lyrics Recently, Lil Yachty previewed an unreleased song during a livestream with PlaqueBoyMax, which features a reference to the late George Floyd. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Blasts 21 Savage Over Plea To End Young Thug & Gunna Feud Recently, 6ix9ine took to Instagram to accuse his foe 21 Savage of switching up whenever it's convenient for him. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Doechii Can't Believe Her Music Received Praise From Lady Gaga Doechii will hit the road on her first headlining tour known as the Live From The Swamp Tour. She is on the GNX Tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025