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Pop Culture Tory Lanez Inundated With Memes After Bald Spot Photo Goes Viral The rapper has been trending after thousands of people have shared memes and tweets about Lanez's hair. By Erika Marie February 17, 2021
Original Content The Weeknd's "House Of Balloons" Changed RnB & Pop Culture The Weeknd's "House of Balloons" turns 10, proving even cool things get old. By Rose Lilah March 21, 2021
Music Remembering Young Dolph: His Seven Biggest Hits It’s been two years since the Memphis-born star was taken from us. By Demi Phillips November 20, 2023
Music Toronto Rappers Casper TNG & K Money Arrested After Insane Crime Spree Four men, including two Toronto underground rappers have been hit with nearly one hundred charges. By Mitch Findlay June 01, 2018
Music Top 15 Drake Summer Songs Drake soundtracks your summer 17'. By Mitch Findlay June 22, 2017
Original Content 7 Artists With Names Inspired By The Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan has long been celebrated for its branding. As a result, some artists have understandably turned to the legendary group for inspiration to land on their own stage names. By KC Orcutt June 10, 2017
Music John Legend Reveals What He Thinks Caused Kanye West’s Sad “Devolution” According to John Legend, he never saw Kanye West's "obsessions with antisemitism" and "anti-blackness" when they were friends. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Drake's New Stake Ad Suggests He's Unbothered By Civil RICO Lawsuit The civil RICO lawsuit against Drake, Stake, Adin Ross, and George Nguyen is the third class action suit against Drizzy, Stake, and Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Sports Blueface & Nick Young Reportedly On Track To Finally Box Each Other Next Year Blueface and Nick Young were trying to fight each other in 2022; however, the fight was eventually cancelled. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Slams Reddit Moderators For Deleting His Comments Amid Album Hype A$AP Rocky has been trying to promote his album over on Reddit, which is admittedly a tall order to begin with. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Lil Zay Osama Speaks Out Against 21 Savage & Young Thug's "F*ck The Streets" Message 21 Savage initially remarked, "f*ck the streets," while trying to get Young Thug and Gunna to make amends. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025