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Pop Culture Bianca Censori Addresses Narrative That Kanye West Is A Bad Father A lot has been said about how much Kanye West is really involved in his kids' lives these days and Bianca Censori is here to clear the air. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Lil Jon Confirms His Son Has Passed Away Lil Jon confirmed the passing of his son DJ Young Slade after he went missing in Georgia earlier this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Calls Nicki Minaj A "Fantastic Winner" At "Melania" Premiere While some of United States President Donald Trump's supporters aren't fans of Nicki Minaj, he's as supportive of her as she is of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music J. Cole Says Hip-Hop Chose Drake & Kendrick Lamar Over Him J. Cole reflected on Kendrick Lamar and Drake on the "The Fall-Off" cut "I Love Her Again," which flips Common's classic track about hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Relationships Bianca Censori Reveals Kanye West Romance Flourished Pre-Kim Kardashian Divorce Bianca Censori is finally speaking openly about her relationship with Kanye West, and she had a lot to say about it in her "Vanity Fair" chat. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reflects On "Difficult" But "Important" Split From Rory & Mal Joe Budden wished Rory and Mal all the best during his recent interview on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Is Leaving Fans Divided J. Cole built a lot of hype for "The Fall-Off" and it seems its partially affecting the overall view of this album. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Passionately Debates If 50 Cent's Career Was Better Than Jay-Z's Tony Yayo, Andrew Schulz, and the rest of the "Flagrant" podcast had some very hot takes about 50 Cent and Jay-Z's career trajectories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Sneakers Bad Bunny Wears Adidas BadBo 1.0 At Super Bowl Apple Music Press Conference Bad Bunny showed off his signature Adidas Bad Bo 1.0 sneakers at the Super Bowl LX press conference days before his halftime performance. By Ben Atkinson February 06, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Calls Out GloRilla’s Sister After Bizarre TMZ Interview Finesse2tymes is one of many reacting staunchly to GloRilla's sister's claims that the Memphis femcee isn't helping their family financially. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music J. Cole Claims He's The Best Rapper Of The Century J. Cole has flashed some braggadocio throughout his career, but he really takes it there on "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026