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Music JID Ducks Question About Being On J. Cole's "The Fall–Off," Fans Hope He's Trolling J. Cole's "The Fall–Off" is one of the most anticipated albums of the decade, and his Dreamville partner JID refuses to spoil its surprises. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Politics NBA YoungBoy's Oklahoma City Show Leads To Racial Bias Debate At Their Jail Rev. Derrick Scobey, a Black Oklahoma County Jail trustee, blasted their increased staffing in reaction to NBA YoungBoy's concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Drake Doesn't Care About Other Artists Criticizing His Music Drake spoke on making music for women and his love of strip club culture in the new Magic City docuseries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Goes Viral For Inspirational Speech At Florida International University Young Thug recently took the stage at Florida International University to share some words of wisdom with students. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Kendrick Lamar Is The Reason Why Drake Isn't On Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Similar accusations have been launched in the inverse concerning the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, such as with the upcoming Clipse album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Diddy Reveals Where He Wants To Go To Prison And The Jokes Write Themselves Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Ksoo Drops Freestyle From Behind Bars Before Murder Sentencing The Ksoo case gained notoriety in the hip-hop world due to his father, who testified against him during his murder trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Looked Sad During His Trial's Explosive Closing Arguments Prosecutors in the Diddy trial laid out their allegations for four long hours, whereas the defense will have their turn today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Sports Cardi B Has Wholesome And Hilarious Reaction To Stefon Diggs' Touchdown Stefon Diggs had another rock-solid performance for the streaking New England Patriots, and Cardi B was loving every minute of their win. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Has An Unfortunate Update On "Slime Cry" Album NBA YoungBoy first announced that this project was in the works in October. However, it's continuing to hit some speed bumps. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music YesJulz Claims A Married Super Bowl Winner Slid Into Her DMs After The Game YesJulz didn't reveal the player's name, but the Seattle Seahawks just beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 09, 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