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Original Content Drake Tours, By The Numbers: A Complete Ranking Of Box Office Revenue Drake has been on several different tours since 2010, and this is a look back at the enormous numbers he's racked up over the years. By Devin Morton August 16, 2025
Relationships Gio Threatens To Expose "Lanky B*tch" Playboi Carti Giovanna Ramos asked fans which of Playboi Carti's unreleased songs they want her to share on social media. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Pop Culture Chingy & Sidney Starr: How A Lie Derailed The Rapper's Career In 2010, Sidney Starr spilled the T on her relationship with Chingy, but it turned out to be an outright lie. By Tamara McCullough August 21, 2023
Music Central Cee's Crew Presses Trap Lore Ross In Tense ComplexCon Run-In Trap Lore Ross' street-related comments about Central Cee led to a tense moment while they were speaking with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Complex Drops Hip-Hop Media Rankings With Kai Cenat, DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden At The Top Complex's list also includes Anthony Fantano, PlaqueBoyMax, Nadeska Alexis, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Offset Reportedly Lost $900K Gambling Before Lil Tjay Incident Offset is doing "fine" and recovering at a nearby hospital after the shooting outside of a casino in Florida on Monday. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Breaks His Silence Amid Boosie Badazz Pay Dispute Earlier this week, Boosie Badazz announced that he's done with "VladTV" interviews because he was denied a $5K raise. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Sneakers Tyler, the Creator Narrates Nike’s New “Why Do It?” Campaign Nike’s “Why Do It?” campaign features Tyler, the Creator as narrator, bringing a fresh voice to the brand’s iconic message. By Ben Atkinson September 04, 2025
Music Keri Hilson & Beyoncé Beef: A Timeline Of The One-Sided Beef Revisiting the feud between Keri Hilson and Beyonce. By Aron A. April 10, 2025
Music Blacc Zacc Reportedly Could Face The Death Penalty After Federal Murder-for-Hire And RICO Charges Blacc Zacc has pleaded not guilty to all charges. By Tallie Spencer December 05, 2025
Music Jozzy Claims Jack Harlow Asked To Omit Her Credit From Their Collaboration Jozzy's claims emerged before Jack Harlow dropped his "Say Hello" music video this week, which stirred the pot for his hat choice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026