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Music Playboi Carti Sets Bold Expectations For New Album "I AM MUSIC" And Fans Are Almost Convinced Some Playboi Carti fans think that he hasn't dropped his new album "I AM MUSIC" yet because of A$AP Rocky's own rollout struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Retains The Top Spot On Hot 100 For Second Consecutive Week At this point, it's becoming more and more difficult to name Kendrick Lamar and SZA's best collaboration overall. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Blames Lawyer's Incompetence While Clowning Guilty Defendant's Viral Stare Down 50 Cent keeps the jokes coming on social media as he comments on the viral clip of defendant furiously staring at his attorney after verdict. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Lil Baby Responds To Atlanta Police Trying To Connect Him To Two Teens Murder: Everything We Know So Far The rapper claimed he was "overly good," while his attorney called the Atlanta PD's statements "unethical and shameful." By Aron A. February 28, 2025
Music Timbland Accused Of Stealing Producer's Beat For A.I. Training Timbaland has drawn a lot of backlash for his support of A.I. technology in music, even launching his own artificial intelligence label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Appears To Fire Back At Ray Vaughn & Daylyt On Fiery Red Bull Freestyle With Big Sean & Ab-Soul Joey Bada$$ started this battle at the top of 2025 with his track "The Ruler's Back," sparking Ray Vaughn and Daylyt to respond. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Ken Carson Sits At The Top Of The Charts As "More Chaos" Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200 Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely promised a highly-anticipated joint album on the way. A recent update revealed the album in the works. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Piles On Ice Cube After His New Movie Receives A 0% Rating On "Rotten Tomatoes" 50 Cent is quite the ruthless troller, so it's no surprise that he's adding insult to injury to the poor reactions of Ice Cube's new film. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist & Kali Uchis Dazzle On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Mariah The Scientist and Kali Uchis got support from Kehlani, Aaliyah, and Tank on our latest "R&B Season" update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" First Week Sales Are Officially In NBA YoungBoy just cinched yet another top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart, rising his record to a historic 16th. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Drake’s “What Did I Miss?” Makes Impressive Billboard Hot 100 Debut In Drake's latest single, he addresses the people who turned their backs on him amid his viral beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Cassie Essential Songs Cassie's top 5 essential songs, from "Me & U" to "Love a Loser," showcase her range and contributions to the music industry. By Rain Adams July 12, 2024