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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

Sports Antonio Brown Tries To Win Back Keyshia Cole Again By Thirsting In Her IG Comments Fans want Keyshia to steer clear. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2024

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Music Which Rappers Have Apologized To Kendrick Lamar? J. Cole is far from the first rapper to walk back their remarks against Kendrick Lamar. By Wyatt Westlake April 10, 2024

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

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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 Lil Pump’s Attempt To Ragebait J. Cole Is As Embarrassing As His Career Trajectory Lil Pump is back to ragebaiting J. Cole but the formula that made him famous no longer works, and that particular conversation has long moved on without him. By Aron A. March 10, 2026

Music 6LACK’s “East Atlanta Love Letter” Tracklist Features Offset, Future, J. Cole, & More New 6LACK coming soon! By Alex Zidel September 11, 2018

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Random Lil Uzi Vert Denies Beef With Kodak Black, Says He's Still Cool With Playboi Carti & Lil Yachty The rapper let fans know the nature of his relationships with fellow rappers in the game. By Madusa S. February 16, 2021

News J. Cole Finally Presented With His College Degree Despite graduating from St. John's University years back, J. Cole only just received his degree. By Trevor Smith April 10, 2015

Music Morray Discusses J. Cole Being A Mentor To Him Morray says that J. Cole has told him to go back to "the drawing board" on several albums in the past. By Cole Blake December 13, 2022

Music Suge Knight "To Blame" For 2Pac‘s Murder Case Stalling, Retired LAPD Detective Claims Former LAPD detective Greg Kading says Suge Knight's lack of cooperation is to blame for 2Pac's murder case taking so long to solve. By Cole Blake October 04, 2023

News Sir Michael Rocks Confirms, The Cool Kids Are Never Coming Back Sir Michael Rocks puts any The Cool Kids reunion rumors to rest. By Danny Schwartz April 26, 2015

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Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: J. Cole, Drake, & Logic Bring The Real Back The HNHH TIDAL Wave playlist has been updated with new music from DJ Khaled, Drake, J. Cole, Smino, Gunna, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Logic, DaBaby, and more. By Alex Zidel July 31, 2020

Gram Kodak Black Enrolls In Arizona State University Kodak Black is going to college. By Aron A. February 10, 2023

Entertainment Charlie Sheen Denies Accusations That He Raped Child Star Corey Haim Charlie Sheen has denied the allegations that claim he raped child star Corey Haim back in the 80's while filming "Lucas." By Kevin Goddard November 08, 2017

Music "Best Rappers of 2022 (So Far)" Celebrates Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, J. Cole, Kodak Black & More Brian "B.Dot" Miller once again shared his list and caught a bit of backlash for not including any women. By Erika Marie June 03, 2022

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

TV Ryan Coogler Bringing "Black Panther" Spinoff Series To Disney+ Get ready to explore the Kingdom of Wakanda. By Joshua Robinson February 02, 2021

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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