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Music J. Cole Reveals The Problem With Hip-Hop In The Streaming Age J. Cole's comments on streaming platforms come after releasing his own new album, "The Fall-Off," last month. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals His Problem With The Term “Culture” During a recent appearance on the "Lost In Vegas" podcast, J. Cole discussed his new album, the next generation of hip-hop artists, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Numbers Kanye West's "Bully" Receives Astronomical First Week Sales Projections Kanye West just dropped off "Bully," and while it might not be his best project, there is no denying that the fans are listening. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 5 "White Metallic" Receives First In-Hand Look The Air Jordan 5 "White Metallic" is dropping this April, and these images confirm it is one of Jordan's cleanest releases of the year. By Ben Atkinson March 31, 2026
Sneakers LeBron's New Nike LeBron 23 Is A Direct Shot At The 2016 Warriors The Nike LeBron 23 "Hurt Feelings Write History" drops April 17th, referencing Klay Thompson's 2016 Finals trash talk. By Ben Atkinson March 31, 2026
Sneakers James Harden Taps Nipsey Hussle In Latest Adidas Release James Harden's Adidas Harden Vol. 10 "Marathon" collab with The Marathon Clothing drops this April as a tribute to Nipsey Hussle's legacy. By Ben Atkinson March 31, 2026
Sneakers Japanese Retailer Drops Golden Tickets For Custom Fragment Air Jordan 1s Weekend Sequel's golden ticket giveaway gave 20 lucky customers access to a Fragment x Air Jordan 1 "Lost & Found." By Ben Atkinson March 30, 2026
Sneakers Steph Curry Rocks Exclusive ON Cloudtilt In The Tunnel Steph Curry arrived to the arena in the Loewe x On Cloudtilt "Dark Sand" while his sneaker free agency search remains wide open. By Ben Atkinson March 30, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Snaps On "Racist" Airport Employee Boosie Badazz said that he was traveling in Minneapolis when a TSA agent told him that his jewelry could be a weapon. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Kanye West To Headline All Three Nights Of Wireless Festival Kanye West is following in Drake's footsteps as the rapper was announced as the triple headlining act for Wireless Festival 2026. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026