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Music Hitta J3 Claims Playboi Carti Is "Bout 2 Drop" Amidst Billboard Rollout This corroborates the (literal) signs. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Teases Drake's "Next Chapter" Amidst Disappointing Album Sales The hype train is gaining steam. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music Drake And PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" Receives Official First Week Sales Figures It's a glass half full/half empty situation. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music Drake Piles On Joe Budden By Sending Melyssa Ford Flowers Mid-Podcast The 6 God stays petty. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Pay Up!": Drake Gifts $20K To Fans Despite Beating Them In A Game Drake is such a generous soul on tour that even fans who lose their challenges still get a huge bag out of his concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Blueface’s Son Javaughn Has Heartbreaking Reaction To His Face Tattoos In a new clip, Blueface's young son Javaughn shares his thoughts on the face tattoos his father has gotten in jail. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Streetwear Megan Thee Stallion Makes Jaws Drop With Steamy & Bikini-Clad Vacation Photo Dump We hadn't seen a Megan Thee Stallion photo dump in a while, but that's because she was enjoying life on vacation and showing off her curves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music "SORRY 4 DA WAIT": Playboi Carti Toys With Fans' Album Expectations Yet Again With New Billboard Playboi Carti already released multiple billboards alluding to his new album "I AM MUSIC," but can we really believe him? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music AZ Chike Appears To Fire Back At Joey Badass On Behalf Of Kendrick Lamar On New Song AZ Chike recently dropped off his new "Whatx2" music video, which has led to speculation that he dissed Joey Bada$$. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Killer Apologizes Before Receiving His Sentence Corey Walker took accountability for his role in the murder of Pop Smoke, which was also carried out by three other killers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Original Content Lyrics Of Liberation: The Power Of Hip Hop To Uplift, Educate, & Empower For Black History Month, check out what Vic Mensa, Reason, Reuben Vincent, and more told us about Hip Hop being a blueprint for liberation wrapped in rhythm & rhyme. By Erika Marie February 21, 2025
Music Tyga Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To His Mother A Month After Her Passing Tyga sat on this information for a while, but made sure to make it crystal clear just how much he appreciates his mom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025