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Music Drake's "God's Plan" Passes "One Dance" As His Longest #1 On Billboard Chart Drake's "God's Plan" continues to dominate the charts for an eleventh week in a row. By Aron A. April 09, 2018
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Accuses Playboi Carti Of "Serial Abuse Of Women" Carti was arrested following an incident where he allegedly choked his pregnant girlfriend. By Erika Marie February 14, 2023
Music Atlanta Falcons Honor Takeoff Before Game Against Los Angeles Chargers The Falcons mourned the late Migos rapper, Takeoff, ahead of their game against the Chargers on Sunday. By Cole Blake November 06, 2022
Music Drake's Three New Albums Lead To Uproarious Fan Reactions Whether positively or negatively, "ICEMAN," "MAID OF HONOUR," and "HABIBTI" made fans look at Drake's whole artistry and predict his future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Pop Culture Janelle Monae Flashes Fans Again As "The Age of Pleasure" Tour Concludes This era of Monae's career has included plenty of freeing the nipple. By Hayley Hynes October 21, 2023
Music Iggy Azalea Blasts Music Industry: "The Grammys Are Rigged As F*ck" She also complained that YouTube hasn't recommended her latest music video even though they'd previously approved it. By Erika Marie April 05, 2021
Music JAŸ-Z Album Rumors Swirl Amid Mogul’s Latest Moves Social media users continue to speculate that JAŸ-Z has something big in the works, though for now, that remains to be seen. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music Khalid Details Megan Thee Stallion "Talk" Remix & Begs SZA For A Feature Khalid stopped by Rap Radar to speak about "Free Spirit," his tour and the "Talk" remixes. By Alex Zidel July 24, 2019
Music Eminem, Young Dolph & Don Q Lead This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Our weekly round-up of the hottest tracks in rap and R&B. By Trevor Smith September 02, 2018
Music iLoveMakonnen Reveals NBA Youngboy Collab Release Date & Cover Art iLoveMakonnen and NBA Youngboy are linking up on wax with "All My Shit Is Stupid." By Luke Haworth June 14, 2022
Music Pop Smoke's Unreleased Music Is Hidden In Posters Around NYC & Los Angeles Fans around the cities will get the chance to exclusively hear upcoming music from the late rapper. By Madusa S. July 11, 2021
Music Wiz Khalifa Facing Nine Months In Romanian Prison Over Drug Possession Wiz Khalifa apologized profusely to the country of Romania after having 18 grams of cannabis on his person, which is not fully legal. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025