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Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Breaks Drake's Record For Most Single-Day Rap Song Streams On Spotify Drake previously held the record for most streams for a rap song in a single day with his Lil Baby collaboration, "Girls Want Girls." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2024
Music YBN Nahmir Claims He Died & Was Revived After Having Seizure According to YBN Nahmir, he's been overworking himself. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024
TV Ghostface Killah Admits He's Never Watched "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" Ghostface Killah won't be catching up on the show. By Cole Blake June 29, 2024
Music Travis Scott Gets Fans Excited After Showing Off "Breezy Bowl" Shirt Signed By Chris Brown Travis Scott and Chris Brown don't have a lot of work together throughout their careers, but they have some deep reverence for one another. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Tweets & Deletes Strange Message To Lil Baby Amid Snitching Scandal An alleged leaked jail call featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage's thoughts on the Lil Baby and Gunna beef recently hit the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Mother Of XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Posts Adorable Photo Of Him Starting 1st Grade Fans have been highly supportive and kind towards XXXTENTACION's son online and the same is going on here as he starts grade school. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Slams Jim Jones And Clowns Tony Yayo In AI-Generated Song Jim Jones recently dissed Tony Yayo on his "Artist 2 Artist" podcast, but Yayo has yet to issue a response. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Trolls Jay-Z With Bizarre AI Wig Image After Her Instagram Vanishes Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj's Instagram profile mysteriously disappeared, prompting her and the Barbz to speculate. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Lil Tjay's Chipotle Shooting While Defending Gym Brawl When a group of men jumped 6ix9ine at an LA Fitness in 2023, he might not have expected to use this against Lil Tjay years later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Drake’s Team Responds After Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group: “We Intend To Appeal” Drake’s spokesperson confirms the rapper plans to appeal after a judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Sir Jinx Demands Royalties From TI’s 2016 Dr. Dre Collab In New Lawsuit Sir Jinx alleges that he's not been adequately compensated for his 2016 collab with TI and Dr. Dre, "Dope." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025