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Music Brent Faiyaz's "Wasteland" Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard 200 Brent Faiyaz's new album, "Wasteland," is his highest-charting album yet. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music Lil Baby Calls Young Thug A "Personal Friend," Not Just An Industry Relationship Baby admits that Thugger's incarceration hits different for him. By Erika Marie October 21, 2022
Music Drake Recalls Being Paid $100 To Open For Ice Cube In 2006 Reflecting on how far he's come, Drake shared a receipt from 2006 in which he was paid $100 as an opener for Ice Cube. By Cole Blake October 19, 2022
Viral Lil Baby & Chinese Kitty Spark Dating Rumours After Bowling Date A video of the 27-year-old turning down a fan who asked to perform for him has also been going viral this weekend. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2022
Music Kanye's Unaired Tucker Carlson Clips Feature Claims About “Fake Children” & More Antisemitism Kanye West ranted about Jewish people, Planned Parenthood, and "fake children" during unaired portions of his interview with Tucker Carlson. By Cole Blake October 12, 2022
Music Diddy Calls Mase A Fake Pastor Who Cons People, Says Rapper Owes Him $3Mil The former friends and collaborators have been at odds for years over money and masters. By Erika Marie October 05, 2022
Pop Culture Tyler, The Creator Speaks On Stage Name Origins, Considers Changing It Tyler, The Creator says that we will likely start to go by his legal name more often. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2021
Music Ja Rule Names His Rap Mount Rushmore: "We Never Put Ladies In There" He listed off familiar names for his first three choices before taking things back to the inception of Hip Hop for his last. Ja also took the time to praise Lil Kim's legacy. By Erika Marie May 09, 2022
Music Lil Reese In Jail Following Arrest For Aggravated Assault Against Family Member Lil Reese was reportedly arrested last month for the assault. By Rex Provost July 02, 2022
Pop Culture Doja Cat Secures Second-Most Platinum Singles For A Female Rapper Ever Cardi B is the only artist to top the "Planet Her" artist's impressive feat. By Hayley Hynes July 01, 2022
Pop Culture Benzino & Eminem's Beef Held Slim Shady Back From Scoring 5-Mic Review From "The Source" "I was the top of a damn near $75 million company when ni**as wasn’t getting money like that," Benzino reflected of his time at the publication. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Streetwear Addison Rae Promotes Debut "AR" EP In A Tutu & Sparkly Bra Are you here for the TikToker/actress making her move into the music industry? By Hayley Hynes August 21, 2023