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Music Baby Keem Previews New Kendrick Lamar Collab Ahead Of “Ca$ino” Today, Baby Keem finally announced his long-awaited second studio album "Ca$ino," and unveiled its tracklist. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Gossip Drake Allegedly Rejected Super Bowl So He Wouldn't Steal Bad Bunny's Shine Given Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show last year, Drake's potential guest appearance during Bad Bunny's slot would be a huge moment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 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
Music Jimmy Iovine Says Drake & Kendrick Lamar Benefit The Most From The Streaming Model Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete." By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Politics Democrats Label Kenneth Petty A Sex Offender To Address Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Praise Nicki Minaj described herself as Donald Trump's biggest fan at a summit to promote "Trump Accounts" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls Out Rappers Who Use Beef To Sell Records J. Cole recently dropped off a new batch of freestyles in honor of his 41st birthday, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Sneakers SKIMS x Nike Rift Mesh Pack Sells Out In Under An Hour The SKIMS x Nike Rift Mesh pack sold out in under an hour on January 26th in 3 clean and neutral colorways. By Ben Atkinson January 27, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Is Praying For "Hipster Rap" To Take The Mantle From Drill Rap During his new interview on "The Joe Budden Podcast," A$AP Rocky reflected on the era of indie rock in New York when he was coming up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Travis Scott Promises To Put His “Whole Body And Soul” Into Next Project During a recent interview, Travis Scott opened up about his next project, describing it as one of his biggest undertakings yet. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Gossip Aoki Lee Simmons Refuses To Return To The U.S. While Living It Up In Bali Aoki Lee Simmons appears to be having the time of her life in Bali, where her father moved in 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Hints That A "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe Is Coming Despite a lot of fans being happy with "Don't Be Dumb" it seems like A$AP Rocky isn't done feeding them just yet. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026