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Music XXXTentacion's "?" Album Breaks Absurd Record With 12 Billion Streams XXXTentacion's iconic album, "?," continues to be wildly popular to this day, almost seven years after his death. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Daylyt Responds To Joey Bada$$ Again With Two Tracks In 30 Minutes Today has been absolute madness for the ongoing Joey Bada$$ vs. West Coast beef and Daylyt is the latest to drop today. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music DDG Calls Out Brands "Switching Up" On Him Due To Halle Bailey Allegations DDG recently celebrated surpassing one million followers on Twitch, but he's still frustrated with how the Halle Bailey drama is playing out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Praises JAŸ-Z's Concert... With A Catch DJ Akademiks' issue with JAŸ-Z and his 2026 run is the same problem he had with his Roots Picnic festival set. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music 50 Cent Loses Bid To Quickly Win Lawsuit Against Ex Shaniqua Tompkins 50 Cent's request for an early win was denied. By Tallie Spencer July 09, 2026
Sneakers Fabolous Just Got A Pair of Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' Anniversary Air Force 1s Fabolous received a pair of Jay-Z's exclusive "Reasonable Doubt" Air Force 1s, made for the album's 30th anniversary. By Ben Atkinson July 08, 2026
Sports Rick Ross Refuses To Believe The Rumor That Floyd Mayweather Is Broke Rick Ross took to Instagram to offer his thoughts on Floyd Mayweather, who some are saying is broke at the moment. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2026
Music Lance “Un” Rivera Issues Open Letter Response To Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Freestyle “You really wanna get under my skin? I'll really get under ya skin, ask Un how I'm playing.” By Aron A. July 06, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Mocks Jussie Smollett As Legendary Rapper Takes Heat Over Upcoming MAGA Club Performance 50 Cent is set to perform for MAGA this weekend, but first, he is going after Jussie Smollett, who took to the stage this weekend. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Yung Miami Receives Huge Standing Ovation At The BET Awards As Crowd Sings "Spend Dat" Yung Miami was at the BET Awards on Sunday night, where she received a standing ovation from her peers in attendance. By Alexander Cole June 29, 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 DMX's Ex-Wife Defends Son After He Called Out Rapper's Fiancée At Ceremony DMX was honored with a street sign in Yonkers, but his son, Xavier, didn't appreciate his mother, Tashera, being excluded from the stage. By Erika Marie June 15, 2026