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Music Kanye West’s Shocking Official Net Worth Revealed Reportedly, the impressive figure is based on Ye's music portfolio and sole ownership of the YEEZY brand. By Caroline Fisher January 23, 2025
Music Trippie Redd’s Tense 2023 Traffic Stop Footage Surfaces In 2023, Trippie Redd got a citation for driving without a license. By Caroline Fisher August 29, 2024
Music Irv Gotti Says Drake Is The "Eminem Of Today" Watch a clip from his Drink Champs episode. By Trevor Smith November 05, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks A Hot 200 Record For Hip-Hop With "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Spotify Fires Back At Lawsuit Over Alleged Fake Streams The lawsuit alleges that Drake and other artists have been profiting from artificial streams on Spotify for years. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims His Billionaire Status Makes Rap Worthless To Him A not unexpected development from a self-professed "out of touch billionaire." By Devin Morton February 07, 2025
Music R Kelly's Fiancée Joycelyn Savage Shuts Down Disturbing “Sex Slave” Rumors Joycelyn Savage has finally spoken out about R Kelly as the disgraced singer is trying to get out of prison. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Kai Cenat & Drake Postpone Their Stream Together Much To The Chagrin Of Fans Kai Cenat bumped into Kendrick Lamar, Drake's rival, and SZA at this year's BET Award 2025 with Druski. Lamar shook Cenat's hand. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Frank Ocean Briefly Appears On Tyler, The Creator's "Call Me If You Get Lost" Frank Ocean makes a surprising cameo on Tyler, The Creator's 42 Dugg-assisted track "LEMONHEAD." By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021
Original Content Auto-Tune In Hip-Hop: A Brief History From T-Pain To Future Since its first iteration in the late ‘90s, Auto-Tune has, for better or for worse, turned into something of a Pandora’s Box. Today, we’re diving into the history of the controversial, ever-evolving pitch-correcting software. By Noor Lobad December 08, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Prepares New Music With "Free" Cover Art Reveal Kid Cudi had to halt his album release after breaking his leg in 2024. The rap star jumped off the stage during a festival performance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Eminem Jokes About His Songs With Jessie Reyez Eminem and Jessie Reyez keep singing about abusive situations in their collaborations, including on the recent "Coffin." By Alex Zidel March 27, 2020