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Music Sheff G Begins Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 people indicted in a 140-count murder conspiracy case earlier this year, and was sentenced to five years in August. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator's "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Sees Slight Bump In First Week Sales Update Tyler The Creator nabbed his fourth straight number one debut with "DON'T TAP THE GLASS, even with another short first week of tracking. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Sneakers Fresh Look At The Air Jordan 6 “Reverse Infrared” The Air Jordan 6 “Reverse Infrared” returns in 2026 flipping a classic colorway while honoring one of Jordan Brand’s most iconic shoes. By Ben Atkinson September 05, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Reacts To Young Thug Scandal By Referencing His Gunna Diss Freddie Gibbs has had it out for Gunna even before Young Thug. Their beef dates back to 2020 and has stayed alive ever since. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Pop Culture Kanye West Pops Out At Deon Cole's Comedy Show In Hollywood Kanye West recently went out with his wife Bianca Censori for a low-key ballet date in Los Angeles, so it seems like he's still chilling out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Clears 21 Savage Of Botting Rumors But Says "WHTTS?" Isn't Totally Off The Hook 21 Savage returned with his fourth studio album, "What Happened to the Streets?," back on Friday, December 12. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Seeks Apology After “Outrageous" Diddy Lawsuit Dismissal This week, a lawsuit filed against Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr earlier this year was dismissed by a judge. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Drake Left Off Spotify's Top Albums List As Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dominate Spotify Wrapped is officially here, and as you can imagine, it has created another divide between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Sneakers Women's Air Jordan 10 "Hydrangeas" Receives A First Look And Release Date First in-hand look at the women's Air Jordan 10 "Hydrangeas" featuring sail leather and light purple nubuck, releasing in February. By Ben Atkinson January 21, 2026
Music Fat Joe Says He Can't Respect J. Cole After He Backed Down From Kendrick Lamar Fat Joe and Jadakiss discussed J. Cole as he gears up to finally release his long-awaited album, "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Gossip Aoki Lee Simmons Refuses To Return To The U.S. While Living It Up In Bali Aoki Lee Simmons appears to be having the time of her life in Bali, where her father moved in 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026