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Music EsDeeKid Passes Michael Jackson In Daily Streams On Spotify EsDeeKid is climbing up the Spotify charts after teaming up with Timothée Chalamet on a remix of "4 Raws." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Appears To Respond To Megan Thee Stallion's Claim That He's A Paid Bot Megan Thee Stallion recently went on a rant about her haters being paid bots, and it seems like DJ Akademiks took exception. By Alexander Cole October 28, 2025
Music Five Best Beats On A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky made his long-awaited return on Friday with his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Aron A. January 19, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Could Beat Jay-Z & Kanye West's Grammys Records Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z are among the Grammys' most awarded hip-hop artists in history, and this awards season could crown a new king. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Arrested In Los Angeles After Police Reportedly Found Gun During Traffic Stop Soulja Boy was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday morning for being a passenger in a car with a firearm. Details are currently sparse. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Admits He “Hated” Testifying In Diddy’s Trial In May, Kid Cudi took the stand during Diddy's federal trial to recall his relationship with Cassie, alleged threats he received, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music 7 Rappers Who Are Sober Rappers have become increasingly more outspoken, revealing their struggles with their addictions to drugs and alcohol. By Wyatt Westlake July 20, 2023
Music d4vd's Former Mansion Tied To Celeste Rivas Discovery Will Go Up For Rent We have gotten a few massive updates in the Celeste Rivas case recently, whose dead body was found in a Tesla registered to d4vd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Compares Himself To Pop Smoke In Touching Tribute Post 50 Cent was one of the biggest established rappers in Pop Smoke's corner during his meteoric rise in the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Delivers Epic Setlist During Night One Of His SoFi Stadium Series Kanye West performed in front of a packed house at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, and fans were treated to an all-time great setlist. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Distill Two Masterpieces Into "Alfredo: The Tour": Concert Review Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist brought their "Alfredo" tour to Brooklyn in an expertly crafted outing by two of the best in the game. By Devin Morton September 27, 2025