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Relationships Kendrick Lamar Happily Celebrates Whitney Alford's Birthday In New Photos Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford have been together for a few decades now, and the two continue to celebrate each other. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Officially Revealed Yesterday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at the age of 25. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Pop Culture Drake Pulls Up To FIFA World Cup Final To See If He Won His Massive Bet Drake bet $1.5 million on Argentina to beat Spain in regulation time at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and things are still up in the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He's Done Criticizing Jay-Z And Roc Nation DJ Akademiks has been steadily criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation as of late, although now it seems like he wants to change course. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Sports Brittney Griner Files For Divorce A marriage that survived Brittney Griner's detention in Russia is now ending, as court documents reveal she has filed for divorce from Cherelle Griner. By Erika Marie July 31, 2026
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Blacc Zacc Reportedly Could Face The Death Penalty After Federal Murder-for-Hire And RICO Charges Blacc Zacc has pleaded not guilty to all charges. By Tallie Spencer December 05, 2025
Sneakers The Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" Returns This November Gold details bring a premium touch to this fan-favorite. By Ben Atkinson February 07, 2025
Sneakers Nike Air Max Plus OG “Hyper Blue” Returning After 27 Years Sneakerheads will love this revival. By Ben Atkinson December 14, 2024
Sneakers New Look At The Air Jordan 1 Low “Year Of The Snake” A women's exclusive joins the collection. By Ben Atkinson December 12, 2024
Music The Weeknd Debuts "Popular" Video With Madonna & Playboi Carti On "Fortnite" The Weeknd's newest music video is only available on "Fortnite." By Cole Blake February 19, 2024