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Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Lil Pump 16-year-old Lil Pump has emerged as the hottest rapper on SoundCloud. By Danny Schwartz April 26, 2017
Music AAB Hellaband's Murder: Police Release Footage With Potential Suspect Police footage reveals a prospective suspect in AAB Hellabandz murder. By hnhh May 15, 2019
Music Cardi B Explains How "Writing On The Wall" Was Her Song Before French Montana Cardi B gladly allowed French Montana to have the track. By Chantilly Post October 03, 2019
Original Content The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Music Chloe Bailey Looks Stunned After DDG Seemingly Sends Her A Gift On TikTok Live Earlier this year, Halle Bailey was granted a restraining order against DDG after alleging that he violently attacked her. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Travis Kelce’s Ex, Kayla Nicole, Addresses Wild Chris Brown Encounter Chris Brown invited Kayla Nicole onstage this weekend during his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks GloRilla Could Hold Her Own Against Nicki Minaj In A Verzuz Battle While Chalamagne Tha God's cohosts on "The Breakfast Club" disagreed, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj do boast a lot of hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Feels "Lonely At The Top" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Joey Bada$$' long-awaited new album "Lonely At The Top," we got a new (technically old) track from Eminem. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist Gifts Young Thug With Matching Bracelets After Addressing Viral Jail Call Leak In Latest Interview Mariah The Scientist and Young Thug have recorded several collaborations together, inclduing "For Her" and "For Him." By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Relationships Offset Reveals New Album's Closer Is About Cardi B Relationship While Offset and Cardi B have dragged each other intensely amid their breakup, he said "Kiari" will close on a note of peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025
Music DDG’s New Dating Show Draws Wild Audition Tapes DDG is gearing up to launch his new dating show "Are You My Ball?," which fans will be able to watch live on Twitch. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Surpasses 10 Billion Spotify Streams Kendrick Lamar's most streamed album on Spotify joined an elite class of six other hip-hop-adjacent LPs on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2025