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Music Drake Officially Most Streamed Artist Ever On Apple Music Drake is nonstop. By Tallie Spencer June 18, 2026
Music Music Community Mourns Tay Keith Following Tragic Death At 29 Rest in peace to legendary producer, Tay Keith. By Tallie Spencer June 18, 2026
Music Don Toliver Shows Off His New "Octane" Porsche 918 Spyder Don Toliver was spotted with his Porsche 918 Spyder, featuring a Texas "OCTANE" plate tied to his latest album. By Ben Atkinson June 18, 2026
Music Police Issue Statement On Tay Keith's Death, Friends & Collaborators React Nashville police have revealed details regarding beloved Tay Keith's passing as the producer's friends flood the internet with tributes. By Erika Marie June 18, 2026
Music Tay Keith Reportedly Passes Away At 29 Hitkidd and Blocboy JB took to social media this afternoon with the horrible news regarding producer Tay Keith. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music Quavo Posts Heartfelt Message On What Would Have Been Takeoff's 32nd Birthday Quavo took to social media today with a message for Takeoff as the rapper would have been celebrating his 32nd birthday. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Sports Fat Joe & Remy Ma Turn Up While Performing "Lean Back" At The Knicks Parade The New York Knicks had their championship parade today, with Fat Joe and Remy Ma giving the fans a rendition of "Lean Back." By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music Key Hearing In D4vd Case Delayed As Prosecution Looks To Make Its Case D4vd was supposed to have an important hearing later this month, but it has since been postponed by the judge. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music Drake Links Up With Jessie Reyez To Do The “Shabang” Challenge Drake does the Shabang challenge, again. By Aron A. June 18, 2026
Sports New York Knicks Championship Parade Features A Hip-Hop Float With Numerous Legends The New York Knicks are NBA champions and hip-hop is celebrating the occasion with its very own parade float. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Sports The Knicks Owed Hip-Hop A Championship For 50 years, hip-hop treated the Knicks like a cultural constant. The championship finally returned the favor. By Aron A. June 18, 2026
Music Verzuz Gears Up For B2K & Pretty Ricky By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Vince Staples Still Thinks Rap Beefs Are Corny Rap beefs have been central in Hip Hop since the genre's inception, but Vince Staples isn't a fan of the mudslinging. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Milagro Still Owes Megan Thee Stallion $75K, Requests Delay A judge has reinstated Megan Thee Stallion's $75K payout against Milagro Gramz, as she asks the court to delay the judgment. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Sports Teyana Taylor Explains Tense Moment With Security At Knicks Game After a viral video showing Teyana Taylor being denied access to the court following the Knicks' win, she's clarifying what happened. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music BET Awards Announces Star-Studded List Of Performers For 2026 Ceremony The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday, June 28 in Los Angeles, and we now know the performers who will be taking the stage. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Confirms Bipolar Diagnosis, Reveals If New Music Is Coming Following an arrest last Summer, Lil Nas X shied away from the limelight, but now, he is back with an update on his life. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Streetwear Drake Reportedly In Talks To Sell 50 Percent Of OVO To Authentic Brands Group Drake's OVO brand is one of the most successful artist clothing imprints in the world, and it could be reaching a lucrative deal soon. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Drake & Skillibeng Collaboration Teased By Diplo Diplo might have a summer banger on his hands. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Drake’s Reign At #1 On Billboard 200 Could End Next Week Drake's "ICEMAN" might slip from the top spot of the Billboard 200. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Small Legal Victory As Drai's Beachclub Lawsuit Heads To Discovery Cardi B is currently facing a lawsuit for the mic-throwing incident at Drai's Beachclub in 2023, but this week, she got a legal win. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026

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