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Music ScHoolboy Q Allegedly Warned J Cole To Stop Beefing Further With Kendrick Lamar Before The Apology It makes sense why Q would have this information, but are you buying this? By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2024
Music Big U Accuses Jail Officials Of Endangering His Life By Taking His Breathing Machine Big U was arrested as part of a massive federal racketeering complaint which accused him of being a member of the Rollin' 60s gang. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Offset Source Shuts Down IG Model's Claim About Sabotaging Stefon Diggs The Instagram model had claimed that Offset was trying to get her to set up Cardi B's new boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Grammy-Nominated Fugees Collaborator John Forté Dead At 50 A neighbor found John Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor at his Massachusetts home yesterday (January 12). By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Original Content Metro Boomin's 11 Most Iconic Beats Of The 2020s... So Far Metro Boomin has long been one of hip-hop's most in-demand producers. These are some of the most iconic beats he's made so far this decade. By Devin Morton August 15, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Claims He’s Having A “Mental Breakdown” After Cutting Ties With Kanye West Earlier this month, Dave Blunts confirmed that he's no longer working with Kanye West, telling the Chicago rapper to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Kanye West Over “Cousins” Debate With Cam’ron According to Cam'ron, Kanye West had a fiery response to him admitting that he'll likely never interview him. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Comes Clean About Drake “ICEMAN” Hoax Last week, Anthony Fantano took to TikTok to claim that Drake's long-awaited ninth studio album was imminent. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Usher Pulls Out Of Anticipated Australian Concerts After Staggering Demand Usher has not been back to perform in Australia since almost 14 years ago, and fans hoped that would change this winter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Streetwear Lizzo Challenges Body Image Norms With New Bikini Photos Lizzo encouraged her fans to feel comfortable in their skin no matter what their body type is, and folks have been celebrating her openness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Issues Warning To Unnamed Rapper While Denouncing Beefs NBA YoungBoy is wrapped up in a lot of beefs, but it seems he wants to improve his life and remove all negativity. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026