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Music U.S. Department Of War Uses Chief Keef's "Love Sosa" In New Ad Chief Keef has some pretty epic and hype tracks in his catalog and the U.S. Department of War decided to call on him for their new ad. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Levies Stealing Accusations Against Dreka Gates' Neglect Claims Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Hints That A "Don't Be Dumb" Deluxe Is Coming Despite a lot of fans being happy with "Don't Be Dumb" it seems like A$AP Rocky isn't done feeding them just yet. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Relationships Jayda Cheaves Alleges That Lil Baby Did Sleep With Ari Fletcher Jayda Cheaves is stepping forward and claiming that the history between Lil Baby and Ari Fletcher is more than just a rumor. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Thirsts For Doja Cat Again On "Slime Cry" NBA YoungBoy has had a celebrity crush on Doja Cat for a little while now and the rapper decided to shoot his shot again on "Slime Cry." By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Jermaine Dupri Says Nipsey Hussle Was The Modern-Day Jesus Nipsey Hussle was an important figure in hip-hop for his philanthropy and efforts to revitalize his hometown of Crenshaw. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Holds A$AP Rocky From Top Spot On Apple Music Chart NBA YoungBoy's "Slime Cry" is proving to be stiff competition to A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" despite the former's busy 2025. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky’s "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Skyrocket Thanks To Vinyl Release A$AP Rocky might have waited a long time in between projects, but its reportedly not affecting him from a sales perspective. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Pop Culture Blueface Tells Jaidyn Alexis He’s Gay Amid rumors being spread by Nevaeh, Blueface tried to catch Jaidyn Alexis off guard by telling her he's gay now. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Rihanna Reacts To A$AP Rocky’s Drake Disses A$AP Rocky takes several shots at Drake on "Don't Be Dumb" with perhaps the most obvious ones landing on "Stole Ya Flow." By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Narrator Behind J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Trailer Reveals Identity & Story Behind Their Collab The voice behind J. Cole's trailer for "The Fall-Off" has come forward and has some great advice for anyone who makes content for a living. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Jadakiss Goes Hard On New Freestyle Over Drake's "You Only Live Twice" Jadakiss has had some recent praise for Drake, and fans wonder whether or not we'll get more new music from him soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026