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Music DJ Akademiks Announces He's Making An AI Album To Diss Lil Baby DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby's multi-year feud reached new heights this year, with the former demanding the latter to fight him. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Relationships Latto Trolls Fans With Fake Pregnancy Reveal The pregnancy drama comes after Latto finally confirmed her long-rumored relationship with 21 Savage, last year. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Politics Uncle Luke Confirms He’s Running For Congress In Florida According to Uncle Luke, he's "demonstrated the ability to build, fight, and deliver" for Florida's 20th Congressional District. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Pop Culture Bianca Censori Reportedly Called To Testify In Kanye West's Mansion Lawsuit Tony Saxon accused Kanye West of violating labor codes and withholding payment over a Malibu mansion, and wants Bianca Censori on the stand. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Sneakers LeBron James Debuts Nike LeBron 23 "Warning Label" At NBA All-Star Game LeBron James wore the Nike LeBron 23 "Warning Label" at the All-Star Game with exclusive Foot Locker LA release. By Ben Atkinson February 15, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs' Assault Accuser Issues Statement After His Not Guilty Plea Stefon Diggs entered a not guilty plea during his Friday arraignment for allegedly assaulting his former personal chef, Mila Adams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music T.I. Confidently Claps Back At 50 Cent's Snitching Accusations T.I. still wants to settle things with 50 Cent in a "Verzuz" battle, but it seems like the G-Unit mogul would rather have online battlefields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music Alleged Lil Durk Snitch OTF Jam Taunts Haters From Prison Shortly after Lil Durk's 2024 arrest, a photo of OTF Jam allegedly eating McDonald's in an interrogation room surfaced online. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 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 “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Politics Democrats Label Kenneth Petty A Sex Offender To Address Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Praise Nicki Minaj described herself as Donald Trump's biggest fan at a summit to promote "Trump Accounts" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Kanye West Inks Partnership Deal With Gamma To Release "Bully" Kanye West's latest "Bully" announcement comes after he published a lengthy apology statement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026