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TV Cam'ron Exasperates Stephen A. Smith With Wild LeBron James & Michael Jordan Hot Take Cam'ron was on "First Take" this morning, and it led to a hilarious exchange with Stephen A. Smith about LeBron James. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Lul Timm Defends Chief Keef Amid Backlash Over NBA YoungBoy Collab Recently, NBA YoungBoy and Chief Keef teamed up to drop a new song called "ROOMS," and some listeners aren't happy. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Now Eligible For RIAA Gold Certification After First Week Sales Billboard hasn't confirmed the final first week sales numbers for Drake's "ICEMAN," but a few extra days of tracking at least got it to Gold. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Sports Antonio Brown In Custody For Second-Degree Murder Charge After Four Months On The Run Antonio Brown escaped to the United Arab Emirates to try and avoid his charge stemming from a May shooting incident in Miami. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Confused And Heated After Atlanta Hawks Skip “Swag Surf” Tradition Boosie Badazz is wondering if he did something wrong. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music DJ Quik's Son Hit With Conviction For 2022 Murder DJ Quik's son David Marvin Blake Jr. was arrested the day after a fatal 2022 shooting, and was held in custody on a $2 million bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Doja Cat Pranks Her "Deadbeat" Dad After He Refused To Make Her Show Doja Cat and her dad have been apart for practically her whole life, and it seems they are no closer to making things work. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Flexes Her Untouched Chains After Compton Fight Chrisean Rock is fighting back at the women who jumped her at a Compton park, her former flame Blueface's shade, and all her online haters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
TV BMF's First Lady Tonesa Welch Calls Out Series For Making Character A "Pedophile" La La Anthony portrays Markisha on the show, assumed to be based on Tonesa. However, she called out "BMF" for a particular plotline. By Erika Marie February 08, 2023
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes The First Song In Spotify History To Crack 5 Billion Streams The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" has become the first song to reach 5 billion Spotify streams, extending its lead for the most streamed song. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Desiree Perez Was Behind Swatting Incidents During Scathing Rant It's been a busy week for Nicki Minaj, as the femcee has gone after Desiree Perez, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Sneakers Air Jordan 4 Denim "Worn Blue" Looks Better Every Time You See It The Air Jordan 4 Denim “Worn Blue” brings vintage denim to the classic silhouette in one of this summer’s most creative releases. By Ben Atkinson July 29, 2025