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Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Eligible For Gold Certification Just Three Weeks After Release With Playboi Carti having a strong first week of sales and staying atop the charts for consecutive weeks, it seems "MUSIC" is here to stay. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025 1019 Views
Music GloRilla Furious Over Internet Comparing Her To Viral Woman With Brutal Makeup Job GloRilla has received some high compliments for her looks, but she's also received her fair share of not-so-glowing comparisons too. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025 4.0K Views
Music Boosie Badazz Has Internet Crying Tears Of Joy & Laughter Over Emotional Moment With Old Teacher & Hilarious Weather Report Boosie Badazz was on set at a local news station to talk about his memorial scholarship in honor of a Southern University student who passed. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025 1.8K Views
Music Outkast & Salt-N-Pepa Are Hip-Hop's Latest Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Outkast and Salt-N-Pepa will join the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame alongside Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, and more this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025 615 Views
Music Cardi B, Safaree & More Live It Up At Vybz Kartel’s First American Show In Two Decades Vybz Kartel announced his performance at Barclays Center last month, calling it "a monumental moment for me and the culture." By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025 2.1K Views
Music Drake Has Fans Clamoring For Him To Reveal The Female Rapper Featured On New "$$$4U" Snippet The alleged artist has revealed her identity and creating more buzz around the song. By Zachary Horvath February 18, 2025 2.2K Views
Sports LeBron James Finally Breaks His Silence On Drake After Taking Kendrick Lamar's Side Drake has seemingly been at odds with LeBron James over his support of Kendrick Lamar during their feud in 2024. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025 5.0K Views
Music Joey Bada$$ Fails To Chart With "Lonely At The Top" Despite Strong Hype Joey Bada$$ fans were incredibly excited for his return, especially after his pretty resounding win against the West Coast. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025 3.1K Views
Music Yeat Takes Shot At Kendrick Lamar On New Drake Collab “Dog House” Drake dropped off his newest track last night, "Dog House" featuring Yeat and Julia Wolf, which features shade directed at Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025 6.9K Views
Music Kanye West (Ye) Returns To Shanghai After 16 Years To Headline Summer Concert, Fans Ecstatic Kanye West's 2008 Glow In The Dark Tour supported the mogul's third album, Graduation, which beat 50 Cent's Curtis on the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025 4.8K Views
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025 1430 Views
Music Lil Baby Sets Milestone With Updated First Week "WHAM" Sales The rapper surpassed expectations. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025 19.4K Views