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Music Mal Claims A Highly-Anticipated Album Is Dropping Friday, And Rory Think It's J. Cole J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for a few years now, and Rory & Mal can't help but tease an impending release. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music 21 Savage Promises He's Finally About To Release His Next Album 21 Savage didn't provide any further details on his next album, which will be his first since dropping "American Dream." By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Fans Heap Tremendous Praise On Big L's Mass Appeal Release "Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King" Outside of some minor complaints, fans are thoroughly enjoying Mass Appeal's handling of Big L's indelible legacy. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Yungeen Ace Officially Releases Diss Track Directed At Foolio And His Mom Yungeen Ace initially teased this song sampling Laila's "problem" in August 2024, a couple of months after Foolio was killed. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Drake's New Seats At Scotiabank Arena Are A Huge Hint About The Status Of "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" later this year, and recently, the artist gave his fans a huge hint about the album. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Pop Culture Breaking Down Cardi B's Beef With Plus-Size Fashion Influencer Samyra Their feud started with fatphobia accusations and resurfaced when Samyra objected to Cardi B working with Old Navy. By Erika Marie September 04, 2026
Music Woman Who Shot Up Rihanna’s Home All But Guaranteed To Stay In Jail As Authorities Issue Massive Bail Amount Police allege that Ivana Ortiz fired several shots from her Tesla at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Benzino Vows To Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Amid 50 Cent Beef Amid news of Benzino's recent hospitalization, 50 Cent hopped online to mock him, resulting in a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Relationships Megan Thee Stallion Describes Being "On Edge" During Klay Thompson Relationship Megan Thee Stallion details the discomfort she felt during her relationship with Klay Thompson. By Aron A. September 09, 2026
Music Ja Rule Explains Why He's A "Better Rapper" Than 50 Cent Ja Rule also said that he wishes nothing but "luck" for 50 Cent and isn't interested in focusing on negativity. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Turk Implies Lil Wayne Would've Gone To No Limit "Verzuz" If He Was There Although Turk has his issues with Cash Money, his recent claim about Lil Wayne and the No Limit "Verzuz" is not as shady as you might think. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026