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Music Drake's "NOKIA" Hits A New Billboard Hot 100 Peak After Music Video's Success While his rival Kendrick Lamar is still on top of the charts, Drake could very well dethrone Dot with "NOKIA" if he sustains this hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025 2.8K Views
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti's "Timeless" Enters The Billions Club On Spotify The Weeknd extends his lead for the most Spotify songs with over one billion streams, adding #28 to the list with "Timeless." By Devin Morton July 27, 2025 1424 Views
Music Lil Durk's Bail Proposal Gets Firm Rejection In Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk will remain behind bars until his trial on October 14, 2025 after being arrested in the murder-for-hire case, last year. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025 3.5K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Hints At Something For Kendrick Lamar Coming From Drake On Lil Wayne's "The Carter 6" DJ Akademiks has been a strong supporter of Drake following the feud with Kendrick Lamar. He said Lamar's GNX is not a classic album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025 10.1K Views
Sneakers Jack Harlow Debuts His New Balance 442 V2 Pro Indoor Collab Jack Harlow teams up with New Balance for a fresh take on the 442 V2 Pro Indoor, packed with subtle details and personal touches. By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2025 989 Views
Music Eminem & Billie Eilish Hold Kendrick Lamar To A Disappointing Night At The American Music Awards Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us," previously won all five of the categories it was nominated in at the Grammys. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025 3.4K Views
Viral Latto Goes Wild For Drake's "NOKIA" During Tylil Stream With Her Sister Brooklyn Nikole Drake and Latto have one collaboration in "Housekeeping Knows," but they continue to show they are massive fans of one another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025 4.4K Views
Music Justin Bieber Addresses Diddy Abuse Rumors Amid Mogul’s Sex Trafficking Trial Footage of Diddy hanging out with a then-15-year-old Justin Bieber recently resurfaced, fueling ongoing speculation about their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025 9.1K Views
Music Mark Geragos Avoids Questions About Judge In Diddy's Case Calling Him Out In Court Mark Geragos had previously criticized Diddy's prosecution team outside of the court, something Judge Arun Subramanian did not like. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Diddy Fails To Exclude His iCloud Searches And Other Queries From Trial's Evidence Pool Diddy's legal team called the government's applications for phone and home warrants "Intentionally misleading" and "grossly distorted." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025 2.8K Views
Music Travis Scott Celebrates His Birthday With Drake's "Nokia" As The Soundtrack Travis Scott and Drake were previously seen speaking to each other at Michael Rubin's annual Fourth of July party. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025 5.8K Views
Music Young Buck Fans Demand His Release By Protesting Outside Of Prison The court sentenced Young Buck to 30 days in prison for allegedly skipping mandatory bond supervision check-ins over criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025 1157 Views