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Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Pusha T & Jadakiss Face Off In Viral Debate Over Who Is The Better Rapper Other fans have been arguing that Pusha T and Jadakiss are too different as artists to compare to one another. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Reportedly In Custody Following Offset Shooting After Offset was shot in Hollywood, Florida, it is now being reported by DJ Akademiks that Lil Tjay is in custody. By Alexander Cole April 06, 2026
Sneakers Bronny James' Nike Logo Officially Filed By Nike Nike officially filed Bronny James' signature "B" logo trademark for sneakers and apparel after he debuted it on pink LeBrons in January. By Ben Atkinson March 03, 2026
Sports Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing Achieves Historic NASCAR 3-Peat Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing team achieved a historic 3-peat in NASCAR with driver Tyler Reddick winning consecutive championships. By Ben Atkinson March 01, 2026
Sneakers Nike Air Foamposite One "Phantom" Coming Soon The Nike Air Foamposite One "Phantom" releases this holiday season featuring a cream upper and translucent green outsole. By Ben Atkinson February 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Young Thug & Lil Baby Can’t Succeed Without Gunna Young Thug and Lil Baby were recently spotted together, leading to speculation about what they could be cooking up. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Sports Cardi B Reportedly Dumped Stefon Diggs Days Before The Super Bowl Stefon Diggs and the New England Patriots ended up getting blown out by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden Says J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” First-Week Sales End Big Three Debate J. Cole dropped his long-awaited seventh studio album this month, "The Fall-Off," and now he's on his "Trunk Sale" tour. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Drake Sends Cryptic Warning To His Enemies Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to tease his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which still doesn't have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Escalates Feud With Gavin Newsom In Another Heated Rant Nicki Minaj has already traded shots with Governor Gavin Newsom in several posts on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
TV N-Word During BAFTA Awards To Be Removed From On-Demand Broadcast John Davidson is responsible for shouting the racist remark during the 2026 BAFTA Awards and he recently broke his silence on the issue. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026