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Music Kendrick Lamar Falls Off The Hot 100 Chart For The 1st Time Since Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar has put out a number of hits that have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the last year. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Lucki’s Ex-Manager Claims Rapper Owes More Than $1 Million A new lawsuit accuses Lucki of leaving his former manager with major financial losses after years of working together. By Erika Marie September 16, 2026
Music Drake Gives Fans A Look Inside His Luxury Collection Drake showed off his extremely rare and exclusive jewelry, and watches collection in his latest FOMO short film. By Ben Atkinson September 16, 2026
Politics Ed Sheeran Faces Backlash As Tour Openers Quit After Macklemore’s Removal The Macklemore controversy has left Ed Sheeran defending his silence on Palestine while artists abandon upcoming tour dates. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music How To Watch Drake's "FOMO" Livestream Drake's "FOMO" livestream is going down tonight, and we have all the details on how to watch this not so short film. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Sets Another Spotify Milestone For 2026 Hip-Hop Albums Even if Drake's "FOMO" wasn't right around the corner to give him more momentum, "ICEMAN" has already made its stamp on 2026 hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music Hitta J3 Pushes Back On Akademiks' Criticism Of Kendrick Lamar Hitta J3 says Kendrick Lamar is just being selective. By Tallie Spencer September 10, 2026
Streetwear Quavo x Lids "Atlanta" Pack Drops In A Few Days Quavo's new Lids pack leans into Atlanta pride across multiple caps, and it looks like his most ambitious collaboration with them yet. By Ben Atkinson September 09, 2026
Streetwear Dave East Hits The Court At The US Open With Jim Jones And Fabolous Dave East, Jim Jones, and Fabolous swapped tennis whites for full streetwear fits, and the court turned into a runway for a minute. By Ben Atkinson September 05, 2026
Tech Suno Pulls Mary J. Blige Ad And Claims A Fake Representative Fooled Them Mary J. Blige caught criticism online for seemingly endorsing Suno, an AI music platform and generator adding to that tech's controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Gets Into Petty Beef With Lawyer Moe Gangat Amid Lil Durk Trial 6ix9ine has found someone new to beef with as he weighs in on the Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial, taking place in Los Angeles. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Streetwear Boosie Delivers A Hot Take On The AP x Swatch Collab Boosie Badazz says the Audemars Piguet and Swatch collaboration was a smart response to the fake jewelry culture. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026