J. Cole is days away from releasing his latest album, The Fall-Off, on February 6. The way Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht sees it, he thinks Cole is retiring after this project, but he hopes to do so having accomplished one final goal. In a new video, Hecht starts, “We all know that Cole dropped out of […]
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Nicki Minaj wanted Don Lemon to be arrested over a church protest, and now he has been. The beef between Nicki and Don reached a head last week when Nicki called out the former CNN journalist for participating in an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18. “DON ‘CO*K SUCKIN’ […]
Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you need a deeper dive. That’s where Uproxx’s Baylee Lefton comes in as she routinely offers quick-hit lists of songs you need to add into […]
Kevin Gates believes he could have cured his father of AIDS if he were still alive today. On Wednesday (Jan. 28), Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast aired a new interview with Gates on YouTube. During the conversation, Shannon asked Gates about his father passing away from AIDS when the rapper was a teenager. […]
Very few people in the world get to design their own car (Billie Eilish would really like to have a go). Now, .idk. is among them, as he just teamed up with Land Rover to make his own custom Defender design. He made great use of the vehicle by taking a test drive with fans […]
A$AP Rocky is turning heads at Paris Fashion Week 2026 with his custom skull rings. On Tuesday (Jan. 27), Pretty Flocko was on hand at the Chanel fashion show as part of Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 held at the Grand Palais in Paris. The Harlem, N.Y. rapper was dripped out in Chanel, or Chaney Ney […]
Lizzo is coming off a 2025 that saw her go all-in on rap with a new mixtape, My Face Hurts From Smiling. She also popped up on Cardi B’s hotly anticipated second album. Now her 2026 is off to a busy start, as today (January 26), she announced a run of 12 shows at the […]
Over 25 Juice Wrld songs have leaked online ahead of the release of his posthumous album, The Party Never Ends (Deluxe). The leak occurred on Jan. 24, and includes titles like “Loss My Mind,” “Time,” “Bel-Air,” “Chasing the Dragon,” “Compromise,” “Pokémon” and several more. Fans of the Chicago rapper have been reacting to the dump […]
UPROXX Studios Chief Visionary Officer will.i.am seems to always have a dozen balls in the air, whether he’s helming Uproxx’s Visionaries interview and performance series, making a new anthem for the Los Angeles Dodgers, or popping up on the ASAP Rocky album that just debuted at No. 1. He’s also the co-founder of the AI-powered […]
Chad Hugo has filed a lawsuit against Pharrell that accuses Skateboard P of withholding Neptunes and N.E.R.D royalties. On Jan. 23, attorneys for Hugo sued Pharrell in United States District Court for the Central District of California. The suit accuses P of breach of fiduciary duty and hiding the production duo’s accounting in a “systemic […]










