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Sneakers Plies Goes Viral Hilariously Reviewing Nike Mind 002 Sneakers In Car Plies went viral hilariously reviewing the Nike Mind 002 sneakers while squeezing the orange pressure nodes like stress balls in his car. By Ben Atkinson February 22, 2026
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Gossip Playboi Carti Invokes NBA YoungBoy Collab By Reportedly Firing Manager NBA YoungBoy and Playboi Carti's collaboration "Fire Your Manager" appeared on the former's "MASA" album from last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music Akademiks Calls Out "ICEMAN" Takes From Joe Budden & Charlamagne DJ Akademiks didn't address Ebro, another Drake critic in hip-hop media, when assessing Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God's "ICEMAN" takes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Jury Recommends Life Sentences For Foolio's Convicted Killers Davion Murphy, Rashad Murphy, Sean Gathright, and Isaiah Chance got life sentences for Foolio's murder. A fifth accomplice awaits sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Drake Disses Kendrick Lamar, LeBron James, & J. Cole On Leaked Song "1 AM In Albany" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" on May 15, but that is not stopping some leakers from getting ahead and dropping songs. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music How To Watch Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday, and the fans are excited to know how this is going to go down. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Streetwear DDG Threatens To Sell His $200K AP Watch Over The Audemars Piguet x Swatch Collab DDG threatened to sell his $200,000 Audemars Piguet watch after the AP x Swatch collaboration was announced. By Ben Atkinson May 11, 2026
Music Kanye West Receives Standing Ovation At Dave Chappelle's Comedy Show Dave Chappelle had a show last night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, and it just so happened to feature an appearance from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Meek Mill Reveals Astonishing Earnings Since Drake Beef Meek Mill continues to defend his career as ongoing rumors about the outcome of his feud with Drake swirl. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Takes A Shot Between A Woman's Breasts Following Klay Thompson Breakup Megan Thee Stallion just broke up with Klay Thompson, but that is not stopping her from having a good time. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026