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News Diddy & Metro Boomin Give Back To Historically Black Colleges Diddy sets up a scholarship at Howard University and Metro Boomin announces a concert that will send a St. Louis high school senior to Morehouse College. By Angus Walker September 23, 2016

Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026

Relationships Chance The Rapper Opens Up About Kirsten Corley Divorce Chance The Rapper and Kirsten Corley announced their split together back in April and finalized their divorce in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025

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Movies Ryan Coogler Explains Using Kendrick Lamar & Tems In "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Trailer Ryan Coogler has spoken about the decision to feature Kendrick Lamar in the first trailer for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." By Cole Blake October 31, 2022

News J. Cole Confirms "Born Sinner" Pushed Back While hinting at the possibility of a delay, J. Cole now confirms that "Born Sinner" will not drop on January 28th. By Rose Lilah January 02, 2013

Music J. Cole's "Born Sinner" Re-Enters Billboard 200 Five Years After Its Release J. Cole's "Born Sinner" surfaces back into the Billboard 200. By Aron A. May 01, 2018

TV Netflix CEO Makes $120 Million Donation To Historically Black Colleges Netflix CEO is donating $120 million in support of HBCUs. By O.I. June 20, 2020

News J. Cole, Drake to Premiere 'In the Morning' Video on Feb. 14

All the ladies in the back: Scream! J. Cole is teaming up with Drake to make a video for their 'Friday Night Lights' collaboration 'In the Morning.' The video is actually set to drop on Feb. 14, so fans can think of it as the ultimate Valentine.

By Rose Lilah February 08, 2011

Pop Culture J. Cole & 6LACK Perform "Pretty Little Fears" To Surprised Crowd In Los Angeles Khalid and Jessie Reyez also joined 6LACK on stage for last night's "Since I Have A Lover" tour stop. By Hayley Hynes October 11, 2023

Original Content 9 Empowering Lyrics That Celebrate Black History Celebrate Black History Month with Kendrick Lamar, Nas, J. Cole, & more. By Carl Lamarre February 19, 2017

Music The Real Is Back: J. Cole Fans React To "The Off-Season" Release Date Fans are excited for the release of J. Cole's "The Off-Season." By Aron A. May 04, 2021

News LRG Hip Hop Clothing Designer Jonas Bevacqua Found Dead

Jonas Bevacqua was a college dropout and a DJ who had moved back into his parents' home when he met up with Robert Wright and created a street clothing company that resonated in Southern California and the nation. According to the Associated Press, Bevacqua and Wright "sketched out some of their earliest fashion ideas in his bedroom." The two went on to found Lifted Resesarch Group (LRG), a popular street clothing brand, in 1999, and the line enjoyed a rapid rise "as a major fashion force."

By Rose Lilah June 01, 2011

Music Kodak Black Longs For The Campus Life: "What College Should I Go To?" The rapper is setting his heights on academic success. By Zaynab August 26, 2018

Music JT Randomly Takes More Shots At Cardi B Following Diss Track Releases JT and Cardi B's feud has cooled off a bit since this past weekend, but she may be looking to ramp it back up. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025

Sports Toosii Puts Music On Hold To Pursue College Football Toosii's decision to pivot from music back to college football has earned mixed reactions from his supporters. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025

Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025

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Music J. Cole Reveals How JAY-Z Tutored Him To Make Hit Songs Even though J. Cole thought he was ready to drop his debut album, JAY-Z wanted him to go back to the drawing board. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2024

Music Mick Jenkins Says He's "Disgusted" And "Disappointed" By J. Cole's Apology To Kendrick Lamar Opinions have been divided on Cole taking back his Kendrick response. By Lavender Alexandria April 08, 2024

Music Joey Badass Reminds Kendrick Lamar & J Cole Of His "Control" Response Amid Beef After K.Dot name-dropped Joey, Cole, and many others on his "Control" verse, the Pro Era lyricist was quick to fire back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2024

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Pop Culture Nashville Drake Fan Leaves Show $100K Richer After Finishing Chemotherapy: Video Now that he's back on the road, this time with J. Cole, Drake's generosity continues to make headlines. By Hayley Hynes February 09, 2024

Music Keyshia Cole Claps Back At Nicki Minaj Fan Over Cardi B Endorsement Keyshia had no patience for fans pushing Nicki/Cardi beef. By Lavender Alexandria June 12, 2023

Music EarthGang Bring Out J. Cole, J.I.D. & 6LACK In Atlanta Dreamville was in the building during last night's EarthGang concert, where the duo brought out J. Cole, J.I.D, and 6LACK. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2020

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Music Black Thought Names His Top 10 Rappers Of All Time Black Thought listed off names like Rakim, Chuck D, and LL Cool J among others as his top 10 favourite rappers of all time. By Lynn S. May 22, 2020

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Beef Troy Ave Doubles Down On Casanova Snitch Claims With IG Receipts Troy Ave is back to calling Casanova a snitch again, this time pulling out some receipts that allegedly show his rap rival cooperating with police in a past murder investigation. By Keenan Higgins May 24, 2021

Music Guapdad 4000 Was Stunned When J. Cole Texted Him Back For "ROTD3" Feature Cole gave him his number at a Drake party but Guapdad never expected for Dreamville's head honcho to get back to him so quickly. By Erika Marie February 20, 2021

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Music HNHH Staff Picks Playlist: J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, & More Our Staff Picks playlist update features new music from J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Internet Money, Young Nudy, Kodak Black, T-Pain, and more. By Alex Zidel May 18, 2021

Relationships Da Brat Is Nervous Speaking About Sexuality: "It Wasn't Cool Back In The Day" Da Brat recently confirmed her romantic relationship with Jesseca Dupart and shared why she decided not to speak on her personal life before now. By Erika Marie March 30, 2020

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Beef Lil Reese Was Never Cool With Famous Dex: "Been Shooting At His Block Since A Jit" Lil Reese continues insulting Famous Dex, claiming that they were never close and that he's been "shooting at [Dex's] block" since he was a boy. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020

TV Walter Mosley Quits "Star Trek" After Being Reprimanded For Using N-Word Mosley, who is Black, left the show. By Karlton Jahmal September 07, 2019

Sneakers Air Jordan 9 “Cool Grey” Making Huge Comeback In 2025 The Cool Grey color scheme is back. By Ben Atkinson April 12, 2024

World Premiere of Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Arrivals

Pop Culture Ryan Coogler Shares How Rihanna Became Apart Of "Black Panther" Soundtrack The director shared that Rih "did it for Chad." By Lamar Banks November 02, 2022

Crime Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call Falsely Accusing Black Bird-Watcher Of Assault Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police on a Black man for birdwatching in Central Park, has been charged in the incident. By Aron A. October 14, 2020

News Chuck Inglish: "The Cool Kids Are Back Forreal" Chuck Inglish and Sir Michael Rocks are officially reuniting at The Cool Kids. By Trevor Smith July 13, 2016

Music J. Cole Comes Back To Instagram, "I'm Counting My Bullets" What is he teasing? By Alexander Cole January 21, 2019

Music 6LACK Hints At Upcoming Collaboration With J. Cole Could J. Cole be appearing on 6LACK's new album? By Alex Zidel July 13, 2018

Original Content A Tale Of 2 Black Fridays: Comparing & Contrasting J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar's Remixes We take a closer look at Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole's twin "Black Friday" remixes. By Patrick Lyons December 01, 2015

Music BeyGOOD Donates $100,000 To Historically Black Colleges & Universities Beyonce's BeyGOOD is giving back to students. By Chantilly Post April 16, 2018

News Man Arrested for Stealing Laptop From Lil Wayne Video Shoot

A South El Monte, Calif. man posing as a backup dancer was arrested Friday (Feb. 18), after stealing a laptop, a Louis Vuitton purse and various other valuables from the set of a Lil Wayne music video shoot.

According to police, Marco Negrete, 20, took a laptop, purse, a wallet and tickets to the NBA All-Star game, sometime between 9PM and midnight Thursday night (Feb. 17), from a trailer at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif. The trailer was located on the set of the music shoot for Lil Wayne and Cape Town, South Africa singer Porcelain Black.

By Rose Lilah February 20, 2011