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Music Drake Becomes First Artist To Hit 100 Billion Streams On Spotify Drake has made Spotify history. By Cole Blake June 18, 2024
Music Cardi B 7 Essential Songs From "Bodak Yellow" to "WAP," these seven essential tracks showcase Cardi B's rise and impact in the music industry. By Rain Adams June 18, 2024
Music 7 Slim Shady Bars That Will Still Shock You In 2024 Hi, kids! Do you like violence? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2024
Music Kodak Black Bewilders Fans After Shutting Down Diddy Comparison: "I Even Might K*ll Me A Kid But I Ain't R*ping" Kodak may not be on the level of Diddy, but he does not exactly have the cleanest record. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2024
Music 5 Biggest Beefs In Hip Hop Right Now: Kendrick, Megan, Nicki, Drake, Cole & More In a wild turn, 2024 has already proven to be a big year for hip hop beef. With many rappers throwing shots out, here are the biggest current feuds. By TeeJay Small April 04, 2024
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Drone Show Freaks Out Texas Farmers Kanye West seems to actually be in the midst of a legitimate rollout for "Bully" and he's going all out with a wild drone show. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Politics Meek Mill Draws Attention After Praising Bill Clinton's Epstein Deposition Lawyer Bill Clinton was on camera for the Epstein depositions, and his lawyer Cheryl Mills caught the attention of Meek Mill. By Alexander Cole March 03, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Counters Drake's Trolling By Demanding His New Album "ICEMAN" Considering how critical Kai Cenat was of Drake's last "ICEMAN" stream, he's clearly got high expectations for this highly anticipated LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Lil Baby’s Family, Claims Next Album Will Be “Garbage” Lil Baby has yet to respond to DJ Akademiks, who has been trashing him all over social media since Sunday night. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Landing At No. 1 On Billboard A$AP Rocky went through some first week sales turbulence with his highly anticipated album "Don't Be Dumb," but Rihanna doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026