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Music Drake's Triple Album Release Gives J. Cole A New Sales Record Drake just came through with three new albums, and by virtue of too many options, J. Cole has quietly earned a new record. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Cardi B Reportedly Sues Tasha K's Husband For Allegedly Hiding Her Assets This is part of Cardi B's ongoing pursuit of a million-dollar defamation judgement in her favor against Tasha K. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Chris Brown's New Album Receives Pitchfork's Lowest Score Of The 2020s So Far Chris Brown's new album "BROWN" has been drawing some polarizing reviews, and there is no better example than Pitchfork. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Crime CJ Wallace Scores Major Victory In Defamation Lawsuit Against Former Collaborator Over Diddy Allegations The son of Biggie Smalls filed a defamation lawsuit after producer Jonathan Hay alleged C.J. Wallace set him up to be sexually assaulted by Diddy. By Aron A. May 11, 2026
Gossip DJ Akademiks Is In Disbelief Over Blueface's New 18-Year-Old Girlfriends DJ Akademiks reacted to Blueface allegedly starting to date two 18-year-olds amid his cheating and paternity drama with his flame Nevaeh. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Returns To CN Tower To Continue "ICEMAN" Music Video Shoot Drake has been hyping Toronto up with presumed "ICEMAN" music video shoots, whether it's at a cemetery or a nighttime stroll on an ice truck. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music All Four Suspects In Foolio Murder Trial Found Guilty This is the second trial for the murder of Foolio, as a fifth suspect, Alicia Andrews, was previously convicted on manslaughter charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Sports Drake Helps Struggling Italian Soccer Team Secure Funding Drake is a co-owner of Serie B Italian soccer club Venezia FC, and he just helped secure $100 million in investments to level them up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Speaks On Label's Botting Allegations TDE president Punch also addressed other rumors against them on "The Joe Budden Podcast," including paying Budden to support Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Streetwear Cardi B Polarizes Internet With Puffy Marc Jacobs Outfit At The Met Gala Cardi B wore a giant Marc Jacobs gown with puffy, exaggerated proportions to the 2026 Met Gala and revealed she was battling a fever. By Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026
Relationships Dame Dash Says He “Can’t Unsee” Beyonce As A 16-Year-Old, But Would "Mess With" Kelly Rowland Dame addresses rumors that he tried to pursue Beyonce, once again. By Aron A. May 04, 2026