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J. Cole Says Mark Pitts Refused to Sign Him — And That Refusal Is Why He Ended Up With Jay-Z

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

J. Cole Says Mark Pitts Refused to Sign Him — And That Refusal Is Why He Ended Up With Jay-Z

Everybody talks about the people who signed the stars. Almost nobody talks about the man who refused to sign one...

Fabolous Expected a Party the First Time He Recorded With Lil Wayne — Wayne Was Gone in 30 Minutes and Took the Cristal

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Fabolous Expected a Party the First Time He Recorded With Lil Wayne — Wayne Was Gone in 30 Minutes and Took the Cristal

Everybody who came up in the mixtape era has a Lil Wayne story. Fabolous just told two of the best...

Meagan Good Says the ’21 Questions’ Video Was Her ‘National Commercial’ — And It Typecast Her for a Decade

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Meagan Good Says the ’21 Questions’ Video Was Her ‘National Commercial’ — And It Typecast Her for a Decade

Meagan Good has been on our screens since she was a kid — and that's exactly the problem she had...

Keith Lee Used to Film for 40 Followers and Pretend 1,000 People Were Watching

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Keith Lee Used to Film for 40 Followers and Pretend 1,000 People Were Watching

Before the sold-out restaurant lines and the reviews that can change a business overnight, Keith Lee was talking to basically...

Akademiks Says You Can’t Compare NBA YoungBoy to Lil Baby: ‘YB Actually Sells Tickets’

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Akademiks Says You Can’t Compare NBA YoungBoy to Lil Baby: ‘YB Actually Sells Tickets’

Akademiks is tired of the comparison — and he brought receipts. On stream, Ak said you can't compare NBA YoungBoy...

Ray Daniels Says Charlamagne Turns Into a Jay-Z Glazer on The Breakfast Club — Even During Nelly’s Interview

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Ray Daniels Says Charlamagne Turns Into a Jay-Z Glazer on The Breakfast Club — Even During Nelly’s Interview

Ray Daniels has a problem with Charlamagne Tha God — and it's not really about an interview. It's about Jay-Z....

Kirk Franklin Told 2 Chainz to His Face: ‘You’re Sensitive — and It’s Been Powerful’

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Kirk Franklin Told 2 Chainz to His Face: ‘You’re Sensitive — and It’s Been Powerful’

Most people would hear it as a jab. Kirk Franklin meant it as a diagnosis. On his Den of Kings...

Boosie Can’t Vote Today — Being on Federal Paper Took His Ballot, So He’s Telling His Fans to Use Theirs

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Boosie Can’t Vote Today — Being on Federal Paper Took His Ballot, So He’s Telling His Fans to Use Theirs

It's Election Day — and Boosie Badazz spent part of his morning in the car, seatbelt on, venting about the...

Kai Cenat Checked His TikTok Balance Mid-Stream and Found $23,232 Just Sitting There

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Kai Cenat Checked His TikTok Balance Mid-Stream and Found $23,232 Just Sitting There

Kai Cenat hopped on TikTok Live, ended a split-screen battle, checked his phone — and froze. Right there on the...

Nelly Was Furious When He Heard the ‘Country Grammar’ Radio Edit — ‘They Trying to Ruin Me’

NOVEMBER 3, 2026

Nelly Was Furious When He Heard the ‘Country Grammar’ Radio Edit — ‘They Trying to Ruin Me’

Everybody knows the sounds. The "boom, boom" that replaced the curses, the "uhh, uhh" that turned a dirty line into...

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