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Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 6.7K Views
Music Dreamville Festival 2025 Reveals Set Times For J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu & More This will be the final Dreamville Festival from J. Cole and company, and they are definitely going out with a bang. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 9.5K Views
Music Kanye West Roams Tokyo Without Bianca Censori After Admitting To Messy Split In New Song It looks like Kanye West's unhinged Twitter tirades could have cost him his relationship with his wife, Bianca Censori. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025 3.1K Views
Music Diddy's Former "Making The Band" Member Dylan Dilinjah Reportedly Arrested For Assault Reggae and dancehall musician Dylan Dilinjah was spoofed by Chappelle's Show for his Diddy and Wyclef Jean clashes on "Making The Band." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Ken Carson Confirms Release Date For New Album "More Chaos" Kai Cenat had previously drummed up excitement for Ken Carson's upcoming "A Great Chaos" follow-up album during a livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 3.8K Views
Music Eminem Officially Becomes A Grandpa As Daughter Hailie Jade Welcomes First Child Family, friends, and fans are flooding Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade with supportive messages since she announced the birth of her son. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025 1138 Views
Music Kanye West Reveals The Only Thing That Would Make Him Stop His Bigoted Twitter Rants Kanye West's Twitter rants have also eviscerated multiple artists and fueled his war against his former in-laws, the Kardashians. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 7.1K Views
Music Diddy Prosecutors Add Two New Bombshell Sex Trafficking Charges In Federal Indictment Diddy recently sought to block a forensic clinical psychologist from testifying in his trial, which will reportedly begin a month from now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 1000 Views
Music Soulja Boy Mocks Blueface For Having To Pay His Girlfriend $123K Over Alleged Defamation Soulja Boy's girlfriend Jackilyn Martinez alleges that she deals with anxiety, depression, and more as a result of Blueface's actions. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025 1428 Views
Music Lizzo Sparks Massive Debate After Claiming Britney Spears Is A Janet Jackson Copycat Lizzo also brought up how Janet Jackson was the first blueprint for "pop divas" that followed her, such as Madonna and Britney Spears. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 2.1K Views
Relationships Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist Celebrate His Latest Legal Win At Lakers-Warriors Game Recently, a judge declined to revoke Young Thug's probation despite the state accusing him of “escalating threats and witness intimidation." By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025 2.2K Views
Music Usher Seduces Yet Another Fan With Viral Sultry Serenade During His Tour Usher has joked with Keke Palmer in the past about his viral Vegas residency serenades, which he's continuing after some online heat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025 1002 Views