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Politics Lil Wayne Defends Trump's White House Ballroom Proposal Lil Wayne unexpectedly sided with Donald Trump after explaining why he thinks the White House could use a ballroom. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music Funk Flex Accuses DJ Enuff Of Accepting Payola Funk Flex took to X on Wednesday night, where he made some allegations against fired former Hot97 host, DJ Enuff. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Houston Rapper Judy World Dead At 28, Woman Faces Manslaughter Charge Court records show a woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with Judy World's fatal stabbing. By Erika Marie July 15, 2026
Music Jim Jones Believes He Has A Better Catalog Than 90% Of New York Rappers Younger fans clowned Jim Jones' take, but older listeners remember his wild run in the 2000s and early 2010s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Sneakers DJ Khaled Got His Pair Of The Jay-Z x Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt" DJ Khaled unboxed his exclusive Jay-Z x Nike Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt 30," complete with a personal note from Jay-Z. By Ben Atkinson July 11, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Pays Tribute To Biggie Smalls With Yankee Stadium Show Mash-Up While Beyoncé, Jaz-O, Nas, and others were special guests at JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium concert, Biggie Smalls' presence was also felt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Crime Big Tigger's Wife Alicia Brown Arrested Over Outstanding Kidnapping Warrant In a new report from TMZ, it has been revealed that Alicia Brown was arrested in Georgia on a kidnapping warrant in Maryland. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals He And Charlamagne Tha God Have Scheduled A Sitdown DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been at odds lately, and it seems like the two are ready to hash it out. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Sports NBA Execs Accused Of Leveling Racist Smears Against Jaylen Brown After being traded from the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jaylen Brown is already being singled out by "inside" sources. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Montreal's Concordia University Is Offering A Drake Course Next Fall Concordia University Professor Yassin "Narcy" Alsalman will teach "Drake: Media, Myth, and Manhood" next fall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Writes Letter To Judge In Tay Keith's Unpaid Royalties Case Sexyy Red and Tay Keith's camps both indicated the dispute over Keith not receiving royalties for their collaborations is almost resolved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
TV Joe Budden Sparks Intense Debate After Charging Social Media Clippers $500 Per Month "The Joe Budden Podcast" has benefitted from clip accounts for years, although now, it seems as though the podcaster wants a piece of the pie. By Alexander Cole July 01, 2026