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Music DJ Kool Herc Breaks Into Tears As LL Cool J Inducts Him Into Hall Of Fame, Big Boi Speaks For Kate Bush LL Cool J welcomed DJ Kool Herc into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. By Cole Blake November 04, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Goes No. 1 With "Pink Friday 2" The "Let Me Calm Down" MC sold 222K first week, which means that "Pink Friday 2" had a stellar debut as expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 17, 2023
Beef Wack 100 Calls J. Prince A Clout Chaser Wack 100 is restarting his feud with J. Prince. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2023
Music T-Pain Admits He's "Heartbroken" By Ozzy Osbourne's Death Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76, the rock star's family confirmed in a statement, earlier this week. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Gets Nets Fans Hyped With Latest Workout Video Kevin Durant is currently rehabbing his injured Achilles tendon. By Alexander Cole February 19, 2020
Music Lil Durk's Father Reveals Family's Reaction To Not Guilty Verdict Lil Durk's dad Dontay Banks Sr., also known as Big Durk or by his Islamic name Abdul Haqq, has been advocating for his son all the way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Streetwear Slimesito Calls Out Travis Scott After Latest Merch Drop Slimesito has taken to his Instagram to accuse Travis Scott of copying his airbrush SpongeBob merch designs. By Ben Atkinson March 29, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar, SZA & More To Benefit From UMG’s Spotify Stake Sale As part of her 2018 contract with UMG, Taylor Swift requested that any sale of the label's Spotify shares benefit its artists. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music UMG Demands To End Discovery In Drake Lawsuit Over His Efforts To See "Confidential" Documents Per sources, Drake's attorney has also responded with some fiery and pointed words for his client's parent label. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Sneakers Mystery 2026 Air Jordan 7 Colorways Revealed The two Air Jordan 7 colorways releasing in 2026 are officially named "White" and "Phantom" as we await images. By Ben Atkinson January 14, 2026
Music Pharrell Williams' Something In The Water Festival Agreement With Virginia Beach No Longer In Effect The festival was running into issue after issue last year and city leaders had enough. By Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Welcomes Sexyy Red's Comparison To Him: "I Feel Like She Giving Me My Flowers" Boosie says, "I ain't take it no way but she showing me love." By Zachary Horvath November 08, 2023