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Music YNW Melly's Spotify Monthly Listeners Keep Increasing Amid Trial Since last week, the rapper's gained over 600,000 new listeners tuning in every month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2023
Music 50 Cent Says Megan Thee Stallion's Alleged Harassment Accuser "Should Be Punched In The Head" 50 Cent is confused by the allegations against Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake April 23, 2024
Music Celebrity Makeup Artist Testifies During Diddy Trial About Cassie's Alleged Injuries Mylah Morales alleged during trial that Diddy physically assaulted Cassie after a 2010 party at Prince's house during Grammys weekend in L.A. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music DJ Khaled To Interview "The Greatest Musicians Of All Time" In New Podcast DJ Khaled will be sitting down with his favourite artists to discuss their hits and rise to the top. By Dre D. September 16, 2020
Music Soft White Summer: Clipse, Freddie Gibbs & Raekwon Lead Coke Rap’s 2025 Resurgence Coke rap brings back a feeling long missing, as raw narratives from Freddie Gibbs, Raekwon, and Clipse keep the blueprint of survival and ambition alive. By Aron A. August 08, 2025
Music Logic, Big Boi, Pharrell & More Represent Hip-Hop At BottleRock 2019 The 2019 BottleRock festival largely lives up to its name, though it's not without a hip-hop presence. By Mitch Findlay January 07, 2019
Music Don Toliver Kicks Off Rollout For New Album "Nitrous" After "Octane's" Success "Octane" remains one of the biggest hip-hop albums of 2026, and Don Toliver still has a lot of shows left on his tour to drop "Nitrous." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2026
Music Young Thug Trial: Another New Judge Assigned To RICO Case After Two Recusals Judge Paige Reese Whitaker will now oversee Young Thug's trial. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2024
Music Migos, Logic, and Tyler The Creator To Headline Soundset Festival Soundset Festival Lineup announces a lineup laden with heavy hitters, past & present. By Devin Ch February 28, 2018
Music Xscape & SWV Confirmed To Bring Our Favorite R&B Hits To "Verzuz" This is the match-up that fans have been begging for and it's going down in May. By Erika Marie March 24, 2021
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Sues Jaguar Wright Over Domestic Violence Allegations Brian McKnight vehemently denies abusing his ex-wife Julie McKnight despite Jaguar Wright's shocking allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Jackboy Teases His Next Project For 2022: "It's Okay To Not Be Okay" Jackboy hints at dropping another new project titled, "It's Okay To Not Be Okay." By Aron A. October 17, 2021