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Music Does J. Cole's "Trunk Sale" Tour Count Toward "The Fall-Off" First Week Sales? J. Cole has promising first week sales projections for "The Fall-Off," and fans wonder if his CD sales on his "Trunk Sale" tour are counting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Sued For Allegedly Uncleared "Vultures 2" Sample Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's latest lawsuit involving "VULTURES 2" joins over a dozen reported sample and copyright cases against Ye. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Sports Jay-Z Sends A Message To Hip-Hop With His Super Bowl Outfit Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been partnering with the NFL to help handle the Super Bowl Halftime Show since 2019. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Sports Drake Loses An Absurd Amount Of Money On The Super Bowl Drake's betting woes continued after the New England Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks, but this wasn't just some ho-hum loss financially. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music T.I. Claims 50 Cent Is Avoiding A Verzuz Battle With Him, 50 Calls Him A Snitch Not only did T.I. fans take issue with how 50 Cent responded to his Verzuz challenge, but it seems like the general public is split on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Symba Delivers Nuanced Response To J. Cole's Alleged Diss With "Father Figure" Symba told Rory & Mal that he was going to be cooking up a response to J. Cole but the execution of it may surprise you. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Joe Budden Expresses Disappointment Over Kendrick Lamar’s Grammys Win Kendrick Lamar ended up taking home several awards at the Grammys on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Complains About Yet Another Grammys Snub Lil Wayne didn't receive any nominations for his fourteenth solo studio album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped last June. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Defeats Clipse For Best Rap Song At The Grammys Clipse and Kendrick Lamar were frontrunners in the Best Rap Song category at the Grammys, and we now have a winner. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music Diddy Files Statement In NBC Lawsuit Denying Role In Multiple Deaths Diddy claims NBC defamed him via a documentary about allegations against him, including claims that he was involved in Biggie's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Symba Plans To Respond To J. Cole's Alleged Diss On New Freestyle Many J. Cole fans dismissed the theory that he dissed Symba on "Birthday Blizzard '26," but the Bay Area MC still felt slighted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music "106 & Park" Reunion At BET Awards Brings Fans Tears Of Joy "106 & Park," which debuted in 2000, was canceled in 2014. But the network brought it back one last time at their award show last night. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025