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Music Joe Budden Debates Whether Ludacris & Kendrick Lamar Ruin R&B Songs Both Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar have appeared on tons of popular R&B tracks over the course of their careers. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Adds Even More Dates For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is hitting the road after dropping his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music Memphis Bleek Addresses Foxy Brown's Jay-Z Show Absence Foxy Brown's absence from Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows sparked questions. Memphis Bleek says he heard she got "cold feet." By Erika Marie July 15, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Tears Into Kanye West With Another Scathing Diss Track Earlier this month, Dave Blunts revealed that he's officially cut ties with Kanye West, claiming that the Chicago rapper needs to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Kid 'N Play: Where Are They Now? The larger-than-life duo won hearts in the late-90s. By Demi Phillips January 18, 2024
Music Drake Just Hit Another Platinum Milestone With "ICEMAN" Drake released "ICEMAN" four months ago, and the project is still proving to be the most enduring of the year so far. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Peysoh Reportedly Arrested On Unknown Charges Several associates of Peysoh appeared to confirm the news on social media, but no further details are available. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Drake's Latest Duck Face Selfies Have The Internet Cracking Up Drake's go-to selfie pose made a return to his Instagram last night and once again his fans are both laughing and a tad annoyed. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Marc Lamont Hill All But Confirms A New Jay-Z Album Is On The Way Jay-Z recently gave us a freestyle at the Roots Picnic, which has led to rumblings that he might be dropping an album soon. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Woman Tries Running 2 Chainz Off The Road, And Alleges He Owes Her Dad Money 2 Chainz was cruising around in his Cybertruck when a random woman tried to confront him over some alleged debt to her dad. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026