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Music Busta Rhymes To Receive "Hip Hop Icon" Award During Final Day Of Harlem Week Busta Rhymes will receive the "Hip Hop Icon" Award during the final day of Harlem Week. His son will also perform. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music xQc Isn’t Feeling JID’s “God Does Like Ugly” Album Like Everyone Else xQc featured Drake on his livestream in 2024, which led to the rap star revealing his future touring plans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
TV Martin Lawrence Addresses Ari Lennox’s Viral Criticism Of "Martin" Ari Lennox previously complained about how frequently jokes were directed at the character, Pam, on "Martin." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Sneakers Icebox Jewelers Ices Out Lil Yachty's Nike Air Force 1 Lace Dubraes Atlanta jeweler Icebox created custom diamond-encrusted "AF1" lace dubraes for Lil Yachty's vibrant green, yellow, and orange AF1. By Ben Atkinson January 11, 2026
Music Jim Jones' DJ Denies Rumor That 50 Cent Paid Him To Sabotage Capo's Set When DJ Drewski played 50 Cent's "Many Men" before Jim Jones' set, many fans wrongfully assumed that Fif organized this discrepancy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs Charged With Strangulation & Assault An attorney for Stefon Diggs has already requested in court that information from the police report remain sealed. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Pop Culture Benzino Claims His Ex Just Got Out Of A Mental Facility Benzino also warned Althea Heart that he's considering filing a defamation lawsuit against her over the posts. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Drags "Hater" Ebro For Dismissing Charlamagne Tha God's Deal Charlamagne Tha God recently signed a massive iHeartMedia deal, which Ebro indirectly downplayed as a sellout. But 50 Cent's a bigger hater. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Dave Chappelle Jokes About Missing Out On Sex With Diddy & Cassie In New Netflix Special Dave Chappelle is already making plenty of headlines for the jokes from his newest Netflix special, "The Unstoppable..." By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Politics DJ Akademiks Reflects On Pleading With Donald Trump Jr. For An NBA YoungBoy Pardon U.S. President Donald Trump recently pardoned NBA YoungBoy and also commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Lizzo Explains Why She Won't Reveal Exactly How Much Weight She's Lost Lizzo has been updating fans on her weight-loss journey since 2023, although she hasn't gotten specific about pounds. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Lawyers Warn Prosecutors That They're Still Nowhere Close To A Conviction In Diddy's Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial, which will continue on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025