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Music Eve Delivers A Phenomenal Tiny Desk Performance Eve appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk today as the famous publication pays homage to BET's influence for Black Music Month. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Believes Some Women Rappers Won't Admit Nicki Minaj Influenced Them During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered some comments about Nicki Minaj and her influence on rap. By Alexander Cole July 01, 2026
Music Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' Challenge Leads To Woman's Arrest Police say a social media video featuring Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" challenge helped investigators build an organized retail theft case. By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
TV DJ Boof Allegedly Had To Perform CPR On Wendy Williams DJ Boof worked on The Wendy Williams Show for 14 years, and during that time, he witnessed her health struggles. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 1 High OG "Love The Game" Gets Its Clearest Look Yet In-hand photos of the Air Jordan 1 High OG "Love The Game" show the brown, tan, and sail colorway and its basketball-like leather. By Ben Atkinson June 15, 2026
Gossip Daphne Joy Catches Heat For Promoting OnlyFans Following Diddy Sex Tape Leak Daphne Joy is being called out by DJ Vlad after promoting her OnlyFans in the midst of the Diddy sex tape scandal. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
TV Kai Cenat Finally Puts An End To Gigi Alayah-NBA YoungBoy Rumors When Kai Cenat broke up with Gigi Alayah, there were all sorts of NBA YoungBoy rumors going around, and now, the streamer is responding. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Sports Stephen A. Smith Sparks Backlash With "3 White Dudes" Take On Lakers A discussion about the Lakers' offseason took an unexpected turn after Stephen A. Smith questioned the team's new core on racial grounds. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Music Drake Takes Dennis Graham To The Club For Father's Day Drake and his father Dennis Graham had some fun over the weekend alongside Chubbs at a nightclub in Houston. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music XXL Launches Ten-Year Anniversary Project For 2016 Freshman Class XXL will drop a documentary, unreleased interviews with DJ Drama, and more to celebrate ten years since their iconic 2016 Freshman Class. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Will Not Be Attending Streamer University DJ Akademiks is a prime candidate for Kai Cenat's Streamer University, although he has decided not to participate. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Peter Rosenberg Calls Nicki Minaj A "Loser" After Nicki Minaj appeared at the White House, Peter Rosenberg shared his unfiltered thoughts on the rapper during a recent broadcast. By Erika Marie July 09, 2026