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Music Drake & Central Cee Get Icy On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have a hearty "Fire Emoji" playlist this week with Drake, Central Cee, Tyler, The Creator, Wale, Freddie Gibbs, NBA YoungBoy, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Battle Rapper Fox 5 Fatally Shot By NYPD After Machete Attack Fox 5, a Bronx battle rapper, was identified as the man fatally gunned down by the NYPD after injuring a handful of people with a machete. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Luce Cannon Reportedly Shares Big U's Reaction To Son's Death TMZ has reportedly confirmed via family sources that Eugene "Big U" Henley's son, Jabari "Baby Uiie" Henley, was shot and killed last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” First-Week Sales Projections Are In Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music EBK Jaaybo Delivers Cold XXL Freshman Freestyle From Prison EBK Jaaybo was arrested in Arkansas on the way to the 2025 XXL Freshman Class shoot in Atlanta this past May. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Police Rush To Chris Brown's L.A. Home After Street Shooting, Suspect Arrested At press time, it's unclear if either party involved in this reported shooting has any connection to Chris Brown or his Los Angeles property. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Replaces DaBaby As Headliner For MAGA Valentine's Day Event DaBaby was slated to be in Waka Flocka Flame's position for this Conservative Valentine's Day party, but his team backed out. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals His Surprising Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore Kanye West's unexpected picks for his hip-hop Mount Rushmore come from a recently leaked extension of his 2025 interview with Justin Laboy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Lizzo's "B*tch" Album Reportedly Sells Less Than 3K First Week Lizzo's latest album has sparked questions about whether the singer can reconnect with the audience that once made her a Pop powerhouse. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music What Happened To FBG Casino? Everything You Need To Know About The Massive Fentanyl Bust FBG Casino is currently in federal custody after a massive drug bust in Georgia where authorities reportedly discovered 21 kilograms of fentanyl. By Aron A. November 26, 2025
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025