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Music Spotify Fires Back At Payola Allegations Over Its Discovery Mode Spotify is also facing another lawsuit accusing the company of turning "blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming.” By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Pras Will Face Between 15 And 20 Years In Prison In Foreign Conspiracy Case Pras was previously convicted of conspiracy, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Diddy's Attorney Claims The Mogul Will Be Released Early Diddy's attorneys have been persistent about getting their client out as soon as possible. But they also claim he will be a great in prison. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Alleges Fani Willis Pressured Him To Snitch On Young Thug Last month, Young Thug and YFN Lucci teamed up for two collaborations, marking the end of their years-long feud. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Drake & Kanye West Continue To Carry Hip-Hop's Streaming Numbers Thanks To Impressive New Achievement Drake and Kanye West both continue to rack up impressive streaming numbers on Spotify, leaving their competitors in the dust. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Viral Drake Gives Advice To Hopeful Directors Submitting Kai Cenat Music Video Ideas Kai Cenat will direct the next Drake music video, for which fans can submit treatments right now. Before doing so, Drizzy has game to share. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Original Content Juneteenth Playlist Vibes Only: Tracks That Move The Culture Celebrate Juneteenth with a playlist that honors Black freedom, resistance, & joy, featuring legends like Sam Cooke, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, and more. By Erika Marie June 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Draw Enthusiastic Overseas Crowd To First "Grand National" Tour Stop In Germany Kendrick Lamar and SZA have brought their epic tour to Europe after wrapping up the North American leg on June 18. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Clowns DJ Scheme In Heated Twitter Exchange Tensions have been brewing. By Elias Andrews December 03, 2024
Music Lil Baby Speaks Out Amid Rumors He Was Arrested By Federal Authorities Lil Baby was plagued by rumors that he had been arrested by federal officers. The rumors have been proven false. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Remembering Foolio: A Rising Star's Tragic End Jacksonville rapper Foolio was tragically killed in an ambush on his 26th birthday, marking a devastating end to his rising career. By Rain Adams June 24, 2024
Music Pharrell Seemingly Disses Drake On New Single "Double Life" Skateboard P reporting for duty. By Elias Andrews June 14, 2024