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Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Labels Herself Donald Trump’s “Number One Fan” Today, Nicki Minaj spoke at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., where she commended Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls Out Rappers Who Use Beef To Sell Records J. Cole recently dropped off a new batch of freestyles in honor of his 41st birthday, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Suspect Several New Freestyles Are Dropping Tomorrow J. Cole is currently gearing up to drop "The Fall-Off," but social media users think there could be more coming soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music 50 Cent Won't Leave Jim Jones Alone After More Surprising Studio Footage Folks online think 50 Cent has a direct line to Jim Jones and people running his studio space, because the diabolical trolls keep emerging. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out A$AP Rocky For Dissing Drake On "Don't Be Dumb" Charlamagne Tha God is by no means a big Drake fan, but even he has gotten a little bored of A$AP Rocky's supposed shots at him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Max B Admits He “Took His D*ck Out” During Angela Yee Interview In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Candace Owens Calls For A Constitutional Change So She Can Sample Kanye West Candace Owens has an "amazing new intro" she wants to use for her show but to sample Kanye West she has to pay an outrageous price for it. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music TraxNYC Threatens To Fight 6ix9ine On Livestream With Adin Ross TraxNYC has been going viral on social media since he posted a video of himself confronting another jeweler in New York City. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026