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Music Drake Seems To Shade Taylor Swift Over Billboard Hot 100 Drake crossed out Taylor Swift's name while sharing the Billboard Hot 100 on IG. By Cole Blake November 16, 2022
Music Mariah Carey Has Motion Shut Down In Extortion Lawsuit Against Ex-Assistant Mariah Carey sought for a subpoena to be blocked that granted access to her medical records. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Music Russ Addresses His Divisive Reputation, Trend-Chasing Drug Use & More Russ opens up about "Zoo," haters, and more on The Breakfast Club. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2018
Relationships Young Thug Reveals Mariah The Scientist's Reaction To Leaked Jail Call With Leena Sayed Footage of Young Thug talking to Leena Sayed behind bars was leaked this week. By Caroline Fisher December 25, 2024
Music Dax Has Many Questions For God On New EP "I’ll Say It For You" Ottawa's own Dax just dropped his new EP titled "I’ll Say It For You," and over the span of seven tracks he gets real about love, heartbreak and how it all relates to his relationship with God. By Keenan Higgins March 15, 2020
Pop Culture 6ix9ine Roasts Grown Men Who Watch Kai Cenat's Streams 6ix9ine has been expressing his issues with a host of rappers, but he's apparently got disdain for the biggest streamer, Kai Cenat, too. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music JT Responds To Critics After Blocking Fan With Cancer: "I Block People" She also briefly deactivated her Twitter account during the whole fiasco before taking to Instagram to clarify her comments. By Madusa S. March 07, 2021
Music Desiigner Was Dropping Single Until "Real Life Problems" Landed Him In Hospital Desiigner was supposed to drop "2 On" yesterday afternoon. By Devin Ch August 02, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Accuses Billboard Of Threatening To Take Away "Pink Friday 2" Sales "I’ve never not ended up feeling sorry for my enemies," Nicki says. By Caroline Fisher December 14, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert Previews New Music During Livestream Where is "Eternal Atake" though? By Alex Zidel November 29, 2018
Original Content Denzel Curry, Kevin Gates & Tee Grizzley Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch June 01, 2019
Music YG Gives Away Hundreds Of His Block Runner Sneakers To Men On Parole The rapper visited Downtown L.A. to give away around $20K worth of his new kicks. By Erika Marie May 22, 2021