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Music Drake Wants Some Luther Vandross With His "Nokia," Using Kanye West's "Slow Jamz" Sample Drake's "Nokia" has raced to the top of the Billboard charts. Dueling against Kendrick Lamar's "luther," the hit sits at #2 this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Brian McKnight’s Son Niko Passes Away After Two-Year Cancer Battle Brian McKnight has been at odds with his biological children for some time now, even calling them "evil" last year. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Reacts To Donald Trump Jr. Discussing Diddy & Kim Porter With DJ Akademiks According to O'Day, "the EXpose hasn't even STARTED." By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Knows Nothing About A Hot Boys Reunion: “You Just Told Me!” Lil Wayne claims he's been left in the dark. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2024
Music T.I. Teases Mysterious New Release "ExpediTIously" T.I is sitting on something new. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2019
Music Baby Keem Causes A Stir By Referencing Vaccines On New Album "Ca$ino" The vaccine bar on "Ca$ino" seemed to reference Baby Keem's five-year absence, which he expanded on during his album listening party. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music DaBaby Will Wind Up Like Bobby Shmurda If He Doesn't Change His Ways: Joe Budden DaBaby has been arrested twice in the last thirty days. By Alex Zidel January 07, 2020
Music Travis Scott Plays "Utopia" For The Houston Astros "It's on the way now, Mark, finish the master." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2023
Original Content Ladies First: Big Jade Talks Texas Come Up From Hairstylist To Rapper Big Jade catches up with us to talk about achieving her rap dreams "late" in life, receiving co-signs from Lil Baby and Offset, and her roots as a hairstylist in Beaumont, Texas. By Erika Marie March 17, 2022
Music NLE Choppa Signs Venture With Warner Music For "No Love Entertainment" Imprint NLE Choppa celebrated his new venture with Warner Music Group By Devin Ch July 12, 2019
Music Kanye West Announces "Bully" Deluxe Via Gamma & Counters First Week Sales Gamma also spoke on "Bully's" streaming success, Kanye West's recent SoFi Stadium shows, and more in a new promotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Credits His Success To Insomnia: "I Sleep 2 Hours A Day" Lil Uzi Vert reveals the key to his success lies solely in the fact that he simply just doesn't sleep. By Keenan Higgins February 14, 2020