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Music Kanye West Reportedly Sets New Record With $18 Million SoFi Show Kanye West believes he shut up a lot of his critics and doubters with these two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium and he may have a point. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Drake Fans Are Unhappy With Pitchfork's "ICEMAN" Review Drake's "ICEMAN" is a polarizing release for many reasons, but OVO fans felt like Pitchfork didn't give its qualities a fair shot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Flavor Flav Net Worth 2024: What Is The Public Enemy Icon Worth? Explore the multifaceted career of Flavor Flav, from his iconic role in Public Enemy to his ventures in television and business. By Rain Adams April 04, 2024
Music Rappers Like Birdman: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug & More Explore the influence of Birdman on southern hip-hop, spotlighting artists like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug, Juvenile, and Future. By Jake Skudder June 29, 2023
TV Lil Meech Spent $500K On His "BMF" Chain The "BMF" star went on GQ's "On The Rocks" series to talk about his expensive bling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2023
Original Content Run The Jewels Albums, Ranked Together as Run The Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P have been on a historic run for the past decade. We've ranked each Run The Jewels albums from worst to best. By Wyatt Westlake April 26, 2023
Pop Culture Ja Rule & The Fyre Festival Scam We're about to get Fyre Festival 2.0, so it's a good time to reflect on the concert that never was—and why Ja Rule was tangled in. By Olivia Monahan April 21, 2023
Music The Weeknd Passes Justin Bieber On Spotify For Most Monthly Listeners In The World The Weeknd runs pop music. By Thomas Galindo January 22, 2022
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2017 Find out which breakout star made the most noise in 2017. By Matt F December 18, 2017
Original Content J.I The Prince Of N.Y Is Ready To Pop: From Drake & Roddy Ricch Co-Signs To "Welcome To GStarr Vol. 1" EXCLUSIVE: J.I readies the release of his upcoming project, "Welcome To GStarr Vol. 1" and the launch of his mini-doc trailer with Spotify RADAR's program. By Aron A. July 15, 2020
Original Content 10 Essential Curren$y Tracks It's a Spitta celebration! By Danny Schwartz January 15, 2017