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Music Drake Reclaims The Top Spot From Kendrick Lamar On The Spotify Top Artists USA Chart Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been duking it out chart wise as of late and for the time being, The Boy reigns supreme. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Music Who Did Chris Brown Dirty? Singer Befuddles Fans With Strongly Worded Instagram Message We know that Chris Brown often takes shots at his detractors via his Instagram Story, but it's not even clear who he's talking about here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Seemingly Address ASAP Rocky & Rihanna Lawsuit Rumors Jay-Z and Beyonce appear to have confirmed that they're not filing lawsuits against ASAP Rocky and Rihanna. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music What Did They Say? Method Man Pops Off On A Fan Who Disrespected Ol' Dirty Bastard When a fan dismissively remarked that ODB is long gone in an online Wu-Tang Clan debate about its members, Method Man put his foot down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Relationships Kanye West & Bianca Censori Turn Heads With A Surprising Outfit Choice To Their Film Premiere Kanye West and Bianca Censori attended the premiere of their mysterious new film on Saturday night. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Music Respect Or Robbery? Nicki Minaj Fans Accuse Doechii Of Stealing Her Style Following Doechii's new JENNIE collab "ExtraL," it seems like Nicki Minaj's Barbz reignited some biting accusations against her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music From Brooklyn To The World: The Undeniable Legacy Of Pop Smoke Five years after his passing, Pop Smoke's influence on hip-hop endures. By Aron A. February 19, 2025
Music Stephen A Smith Slams Jay-Z's Friends For Not Defending Him After Accuser Drops Rape Lawsuit Stephen A Smith has a question for Jay-Z's friends. By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dethrone Drake As "Luther" Ascends To No. 1 On Apple Music Kendrick Lamar and SZA took down Drake's "Gimme a Hug." By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Theorizes That Rihanna Hasn't Dropped Music Due To A Poor Record Deal Whether RiRi's in a bad record deal or not, she's certainly making bank elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Madlib Hints At Potential Album With "Charity Project" Following Fans Support After House Fire A classy move by the producing icon. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2025
Politics Meek Mill Praises Donald Trump For Reversing TikTok Ban The rapper was very impressed. By Elias Andrews January 20, 2025