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Music DJ Akademiks Explains His Theory That The Weeknd Is Trying To "Embarrass" Drake These Toronto superstars continue to clash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj & Ariana Grande Aren't Concerned About Sharing A Release Date "These numbers don’t mean as much to the artist as they do to y’all," Grande tells fans on Twitter. By Trevor Smith August 01, 2018
Original Content Dave Blunts: The Rapper Who Has Become Hip-Hop's Most Desperate Edgelord Dave Blunts started his career as a meme in the underground. Now, he is a household name known for writing some of Kanye West's most offensive songs. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Reportedly Turning Herself In Over "Strip Club Attack" Cardi B has reportedly decided to cooperate with authorities. By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2018
Music Yung Bleu Responds To Producer's Lawsuit Against Him & Boosie Badazz Producer Ice Starr claims that Bleu has been using his beats without his knowledge or compensation. By Erika Marie June 03, 2021
Music Diddy & Lil Rod Lawsuit: Rodney Jones' Lawyer Under Scrutiny For Past Litigation Concerns The Southern District of New York's Grievance Committee will review Tyrone Blackburn's supposedly "disturbing" prosecution history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2024
Music Gunna's "Wunna" Debuts At No.1 On Billboard Charts Gunna secured the top spot on the Billboard charts this week with "Wunna." By Cole Blake May 31, 2020
Music Hit-Boy Talks "Magic" & DJ Premier's Reaction To Nas' Gang Starr Line Hit-Boy reacts to Nas calling them "the new Gang Starr" and speaks about "Wave Gods" and "Meet Joe Black" in his new cover story. By Alex Zidel January 10, 2022
Music Kehlani Gains Six Million Spotify Listeners In 20 Days Kehlani's getting a lot of love on Spotify. By Chantilly Post April 09, 2018
Music Lil Yachty Stars As Green Lantern In "Teen Titans Go" Movie Trailer Lil Yachty goes Green. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2018
Music Dame Dash Loses Legal Team As He Prepares To File For Bankruptcy Amid Crippling Lawsuit Dame Dash is in a world of financial ruin and things aren't getting any better as his stubbornness is getting in the way. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Swae Lee Stays Fed Thanks To His Pet Monkey Swae's pet monkey helps keep his nutrition up. By Chantilly Post December 19, 2018