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Music DJ Akademiks Lays Out Harsh Reality For DDG As "Blame The Chat" Suffers Dismal Sales Despite DDG having a stacked roster for "Blame The Chat," the album created on his streams has not seen much success. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Politics Kanye West's New Album Might Be Banned In Russia Due To Nazi References Kanye West has already had a hard time keeping his new music on streaming services. Maybe Putin can help out his occasional admirer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Puts Desiree Perez On Blast Amid Reports Of Potential Home Seizure It was recently reported that Nicki Minaj could lose her home as a result of a $500K unpaid default judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Blueface's Mother Claims He's Days Away From Prison Release Blueface's new girlfriend Angela also spoke about anticipating his release from prison, although it's unclear when it will happen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Puts Judge's Sentencing On Blast While Announcing Plan To Appeal Diddy's team is heading back to court next Monday, October 6. Their client received a four-year sentence on Friday. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Speaks Candidly About Getting Kidnapped By The Nine Trey Bloods 6ix9ine was kidnapped by his own gang, the Nine Trey Bloods, back in 2018, after filming a music video for "FEFE" in Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Turk Takes Legal Action After Getting Kicked Off Cash Money Tour Allegedly, Turk was kicked off the Cash Money Millionaires’ 30th Anniversary Tour after being labeled a "security risk." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Looks Unbothered In New Prison Photo Fetty Wap was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in 2023, and is expected to be out in January of 2027. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Settles Lil Wayne Beef And Hints At Having A Collab Album In The Works Young Thug's comments on Lil Wayne come after dropping his highly anticipated new album, "UY Scuti," last Friday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music What Is Ludacris's Best-Selling Album? Explore Ludacris's best-selling project, an album that shaped hip-hop and catapulted the rapper to global fame. By Rain Adams November 10, 2023
Music Blxst Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore the rise of rapper Blxst and the savvy moves behind his impressive net worth in 2024, from hits to business ventures. By Jake Skudder January 05, 2024
Sports Rich Paul Hints That He And Adele Are Headed Towards Engagement: "You Can Say Whatever You Want" Will Rich Paul and Adele be newlyweds soon? By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2023