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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 J. Cole Tells His Life Story Backwards On "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has been promising the very best for "The Fall-Off" and the lead single, "Disc 2 Track 2," is just that and then some. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 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
Gossip Karlissa Saffold Blasts Jill Scott For Calling Blueface A “Pimp” During a recent interview, Jill Scott admitted that her guilty pleasure is the drama between Blueface and his ex, Chrisean Rock. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Sports Lena The Plug Makes Things Worse For Adam22 Ahead Of Jason Luv Fight Adam22 and Jason Luv are gearing up to fight on January 23rd, and Lena The Plug's latest comments are going to add fuel to the fire. By Alexander Cole January 13, 2026
Sneakers NikeSKIMS Air Rift Mesh Dropping This Month In 3 Colorways The Nike x SKIMS Air Rift Mesh releases later this month in three neutral colorways: Black, Archaeo Brown, and Velvet Brown split-toe styles. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97's New Morning Show The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
TV Snoop Dogg Censored For Joking About Being High At The Golden Globes Snoop Dogg was on stage to present Amy Poehler with the first-ever award for Best Podcast for her show, "Good Hang." By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Cam'ron Shows Dame Dash Love For Standing Up To Jim Jones In Old Video Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Pop Culture Summyah & DJ Akademiks Keep Trading Shots Over "Six Figures A Month" Debate Streamer SummyahMarie has been going off on DJ Akademiks for assuming that she's an escort flown out by NoCap and Trippie Redd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Sneakers New Images Surface of Air Jordan 1 Low "Banned" Dropping Later This Year New images reveal the Air Jordan 1 Low "Banned" with special "IMAGINE IF...?" packaging, releasing later in 2026 in classic black and red. By Ben Atkinson January 11, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026