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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 Blueface's Mom Karlissa Saffold Calls His Prison Sentence The "Cost" Of Disrespect Blueface's mother Karlissa Saffold took to Instagram Live to call his time in prison karma for his disrespect of her. By Devin Morton August 27, 2025
Music Juelz Santana Claims Kids Don’t Need To Learn To Read During a recent podcast appearance, Juelz Santana shared his controversial take on education, raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Immediately Chooses To Kill Megan Thee Stallion When Asked Who He'd F***, Marry, Kill 6ix9ine explained that his allegiance to Tory Lanez helped him make his firm decision on Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Tech Kanye West Says His Instagram Account Was Hacked Following Cryptocurrency Launch Kanye West's attempt at getting into the cryptocurrency industry has not gone as planned as his social media now compromised. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025
Music Drake Crafts The Perfect Fragrance In New Perfume Commercial While he's got a new solo album in the works, Drake still has time for his Better World Fragrance House brand. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad's Estate Files Lawsuits Against 2Pac, Public Enemy, And D'Angelo Over Uncleared Vocal Samples Dr. Khalid Muhammad's estate filed lawsuits against several prominent artists, citing uncleared samples of his voice. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music Chris Brown Clears Up "Robitussin" Confusion On "Under The Influence" Are you hearing "Robitussin" or "rubbing, touchin'"? By Erika Marie November 14, 2022
Music Cassie’s Friend Accuses Diddy Of Dangling Her Over 17th Floor Balcony Fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand in Diddy's federal trial today, accusing him of leaving her with severe back pain. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Lil Pump Punches Out Shirtless Heckler While Livestreaming With Clavicular Lil Pump was streaming with Clavicular on Tuesday evening, and not much good came out of it thanks to a physical altercation on camera. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Viral Adin Ross Alleges That Diddy Messaged Him When He Was First Becoming Famous Adin Ross made this claim to Charleston White during a recent Kick livestream, and White theorized that Diddy wanted to "Justin Bieber" him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025