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Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Sparks Outrage With Raunchy Rendition Of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” Sexyy Red continues to make waves with her explicit song lyrics, and Michael Jackson fans are not impressed. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Canadian Rapper Lil Ot Dead At 24 After Parking Lot Shooting Earlier this week, two men opened fire on Lil Ot in a Burlington parking lot, and later fled the scene in a white SUV. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Sports Kendrick Lamar Reclaims Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Record Despite the update, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show remains one of the most popular performances of all time. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Streetwear Drake Drops Exclusive Valentine's Day Merch Collection Drake released a Valentine's Day merch collection on his Amazon Warehouse including heart-shaped puffers, candies, and cards. By Ben Atkinson February 11, 2026
Music Drake Fans Suspect He Has A McDonald’s Celebrity Meal On The Way Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Breaks Down How His Fight With Ja Rule Started A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Nate Dogg’s Son Accuses Snoop Dogg Of Taking Late Rapper's Masters During a recent podcast appearance, Nate Dogg's son Nathaniel Hale Jr. discussed the late artist's master recordings. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Mal Says Recent Drake Snippets Aren't on “ICEMAN,” Provides Release Date Update During a recent episode of his podcast, Mal discussed Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces First European Concert Since 2014 Kanye West announced the concert on Tuesday, as he continues to work on his upcoming studio album, "Bully." By Cole Blake February 10, 2026