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Music Afrika Bambaataa Dead At 68 Today, Hassan Campbell confirmed in a Facebook video that Afrika Bambaataa has passed away at the age of 68. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Travis Scott Feeds Into Album Hype With Another Massive Update Travis Scott, fresh off of some recent linkups with Kanye West, seems pretty close to releasing his next solo work. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Argues He'd Be Unbeatable In "Verzuz" Kanye West recently performed many of his most iconic songs during a show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Sneakers Nike May Have Set A Trap For Stores Backdooring The Jordan 1 "Alaska" A viral rumor claims Nike embedded trackers in Virgil Abloh Archive x Air Jordan 1 "Alaska" shipments to catch backdooring pairs to resellers. By Ben Atkinson April 05, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Slams Café For Posting A.I. Image Of Him The image showed Tyler, The Creator dining on breakfast at the restaurant, but he says it is completely fake. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Relationships 21 Savage Allegedly Catches Rapper's Jokes About Fathering Latto's Child 21 Savage recently broke his silence on Latto's pregnancy announcement, and he might have something to say to this MC. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Gossip Yaya Mayweather Blasts NBA YoungBoy For Mystery Gift To Country Singer NBA YoungBoy's mystery gift to Jas Von came with Yaya Mayweather's latest accusation that he's neglecting his son with Yaya. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Pop Culture Ted Cruz Responds To Druski's Sketch Mocking Erika Kirk Druski seemed to joke about Erika Kirk in a new skit depicting conservative women in the United States, which didn't please Senator Ted Cruz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Sneakers Roman Reigns Laced Up One Of The Rarest Air Jordan 1s Ever Roman Reigns wore the ultra-rare Fragment Design x Union LA x Air Jordan 1 during a recent WWE appearance. By Ben Atkinson March 26, 2026
Music Yeat Crashed His Car Into A House While Listening To Drake Yeat ended up going on to collaborate with Drake on his album, "For All The Dogs," with the track, "IDGAF," in 2023. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Ian Connor Tries To Roast Cash Cobain Amid Cheating Claims Ian Connor has picked fights with a lot of people over the years and recently, he's been taking aim at Cash Cobain. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026