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Music A$AP Rocky Draws Good, Bad & Ugly Reactions To New Album "Don't Be Dumb" For an album as long-awaited as "Don't Be Dumb" and an artist as beef-riddled as A$AP Rocky these days, this divisive reaction was expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music J. Cole Tells His Life Story Backwards On "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has been promising the very best for "The Fall-Off" and the lead single, "Disc 2 Track 2," is just that and then some. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Chris Brown’s $500 Million “History Of Violence” Lawsuit Tossed Out By Judge In 2024, "Chris Brown: A History Of Violence" aired on ID, diving into the hitmaker's allegedly problematic past. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Labels Drake's "For All The Dogs" A Classic DJ Akademiks labeling a Drake album a classic is nowhere near shocking, but it is slightly more surprising given "FATD's" middling reviews. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Cam'ron Shows Dame Dash Love For Standing Up To Jim Jones In Old Video Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Kyrie Irving Shows Love To LaRussell By Purchasing His Album For $11,000 LaRussell set a big goal for himself to sell 100,000 copies of his upcoming album independently, and multiple celebs have been chipping in. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Travis Scott Previews GloRilla's Verse On "Jackboys 2" Ahead Of Album Release At Midnite "Nasty" marks GloRilla and Travis Scott's first collaboration together. Don Toliver would also preview the collab on socials. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Drake Shows Love To The UK, Brings Out Skepta, Central Cee, & Dave At Wireless Festival Day 2 Drake attended Central Cee's Toronto show in May. Drizzy informed concert goers he was bringing back OVO Fest. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Shows Clipse Love During Baltimore "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour Stop Tyler performed in Baltimore recently, where he took time out of his set to shout Clipse out and tell his fans to listen to their comeback album. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Desiree Perez Was Behind Swatting Incidents During Scathing Rant It's been a busy week for Nicki Minaj, as the femcee has gone after Desiree Perez, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025