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Music A$AP Rocky Unveils Stacked Feature List For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is one of the top-tier curators in modern hip-hop, so it's no surprise that the features are intriguing and loaded. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" Receives Release Date The Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" returns at the end of 2026 celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic movie in a massive retro release. By Ben Atkinson January 14, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Appears To Diss Drake On Three Separate Tracks Off "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky just dropped "Don't Be Dumb," and as expected, there are some big-time Drake disses all over this project. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky "Don't Be Dumb" Credits: Every Producer And Feature A$AP Rocky's album drought is over, and the producers and guest vocalists on "Don't Be Dumb" had a lot to do with the rewarding payoff. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music French Montana Presses Fat Joe Over Money Owed For "All The Way Up" The matter was a joking, but serious, exchange. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Speaks On Deterioration Of His Relationship With Drake Fans will get to decide who the "diss track" is really aimed at. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Obliterates J. Cole's New Song "Disc 2 Track 2" And His Artistry DJ Akademiks doesn't seem excited for J. Cole's upcoming album "The Fall-Off" based on his harsh reaction to its new single "Disc 2 Track 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Doechii's Appearance On A$AP Rocky's "Robbery" Is Facing Harsh Backlash Doechii's popularity and success has been controversial, to put it simply, and it's muddying the responses to her guest spot on "Robbery." By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Gossip Adin Ross Calls NYC Sheriff After Alleged Threat From Lil Tjay’s Cousin Adin Ross calls the police on livestream. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Relationships Fans Criticize A$AP Rocky's Drake Diss For How He Called Rihanna His "B***h" Many fans believe A$AP Rocky referenced Rihanna and dissed Drake on multiple "Don't Be Dumb" tracks, including "STOLE YA FLOW" and "PLAYA." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Draws Good, Bad & Ugly Reactions To New Album "Don't Be Dumb" For an album as long-awaited as "Don't Be Dumb" and an artist as beef-riddled as A$AP Rocky these days, this divisive reaction was expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" Was Originally Going To Be A Dem Franchize Boyz Song Dem Franchize Boyz have lots of hits in their catalog, but they missed out on what's become one of the most recognizable rap songs ever. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Launches New Production Company With Upcoming Documentary NBA YoungBoy is ready to share more of his life. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 5 "Wolf Grey" New On-Foot Look New on-foot images showcase the Air Jordan 5 "Wolf Grey" ahead of its February 2026 release date, revealing the grey look. By Ben Atkinson January 09, 2026
Streetwear Kai Cenat Unveils New Clothing Line, Fans Not Impressed Kai Cenat announced his new clothing brand Vivet in a dramatic "I Quit" video leaving fans divided on his next step beyond streaming. By Ben Atkinson January 14, 2026
Music Rare Tupac Shakur Demo Tapes From His Teen Years Are Headed To Auction Hip-hop history hits the auction block. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Jay-Z Awarded $120K In Case Involving Godmother Of Man Alleging He’s His Son Jay-Z has come out on top following a long legal battle against Rymir Satterthwaite and his godmother, Lillie Coley. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026

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