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Music Cardi B Celebrates Becoming The First "Female Rapper" To Top Spotify's Global 50 Cardi B breaks another innumerable streaming record. By Devin Ch October 04, 2018
Music Baby Keem Reveals Release Date For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem hasn't given us an album since 2021 with "The Melodic Blue," and now, it appears as though his next album is here. By Alexander Cole February 10, 2026
Music 2 Chainz Previews New Song Produced By Mike Will Made It It's called "Ex-Drug Dealer." By Trevor Smith July 30, 2018
Music Reason Denies Dissing Kendrick Lamar After Speaking On "GNX's" Influence Former TDE rapper Reason called out online pages misrepresenting his comments about Kendrick Lamar's "GNX." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti's Label Is "Confused" By Album Rollout Playboi Carti promised fans that an album would drop before March 12, 2025. We're one week out without any updates. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music 600Breezy Reveals He Quit Taking Hard Drugs, Lean, & Pills 600Breezy is living a healthier lifestyle after quitting drugs and working out every week. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Chimed In On "ICEMAN's" Future Feature Rumors DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake's mind may have changed since he initially responded to rumors that he squashed his Future beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Saved By Security Guard In New Footage From Ohio Concert Shootout Details keep rolling in from the horrific Boosie Badazz concert in Akron, including some footage of a brave security guard. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Gordo Labels DJ Mustard A "Strange Guy" With Backhanded Compliment Gordo trolled DJ Mustard on X over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 27, 2024
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Diddy's Businesses Removed From Dawn Richard's Ongoing Abuse Lawsuit While many of Diddy's companies are in the clear for now, Dawn Richard is reportedly prepping a second complaint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Step Out For Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” Tour Stop In Los Angeles This weekend, Brandy and Monica brought their co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025