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Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music BET Awards Announces Star-Studded List Of Performers For 2026 Ceremony The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday, June 28 in Los Angeles, and we now know the performers who will be taking the stage. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Pop Culture Jimmy Kimmel Ruthlessly Clowns Nicki Minaj & Donald Trump's Friendship Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Nicki Minaj for kissing Donald Trump's "big white a*s" to get his namesake Gold Card to expedite her citizenship. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Sports Freddie Gibbs Is Stunned After MSG Labels Him “High Risk” A new report reveals MSG's surveillance practices. By Aron A. July 10, 2026
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Kanye West Had Courtroom In Stitches After "N***** In Paris" Joke During Copyright Trial Kanye West is currently in the midst of a copyright trial involving his album, "DONDA," but that isn't stopping him from cracking jokes. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Cam'ron Pulls Up To Keefe D Trial And Goes Viral Duane "Keefe D" Davis is currently on trial for the murder of Tupac, and Cam'ron ended up making a surprise appearance. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Future Denies Big U & Wack 100 Claims By Reposting Doe Boy's Video Doe Boy denied Wack 100's claims about chasing Future at the LAX airport a few years ago, allegations Big U is facing again. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music Karrahbooo Reacts To Jorjiana's Lil Yachty Collab & Seems To Dismiss Beef With an alleged tweet-and-delete this week, Karrahbooo seemed to dismiss Jorjiana's diss track and not care for the Lil Yachty track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Kehlani Reveals She Has Full Custody Of Her Daughter, Touches On Cult Allegations In the summer of 2024, Kehlani and ex-boyfriend Javie Young-White were in a heated custody battle over their now six-year-old daughter. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Fat Joe Credits Drake For Hip-Hop's Dominance On The Billboard Hot 100 Fat Joe and Jadakiss also predicted that Drake's next album, "Iceman," will be a major success on the charts. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025