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Music Kanye West Forced To Rely On Unconventional Lender For $3.5M Yeezy HQ Loan According to real estate expert Eddie Martini, folks usually turn to unconventional lenders if they don't qualify for traditional financing. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Gets Dragged Online For Controversial Michael Jackson Take Kid Cudi recently said he's taking a long break from music, looking to other creative fields that he thinks Michael Jackson wasn't known for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Politics The Politics Of 50 Cent & Ja Rule's Beef: How Hip-Hop Mobilized Zohran Mamdani’s Victorious Mayoral Campaign Some might say he vibes more with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ "Empire State of Mind" than Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind," but if his victory proves anything, like Jadakiss, Zohran Mamdani is truly outside with the streets that built New York. By Aron A. November 12, 2025
Music Rod Wave Allegedly Had A Lean-Filled Baby Bottle During His Arrest Rod Wave was charged with reckless driving, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm or knife. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Pop Culture How Many Kids Does Ice Cube Have? A deep dive into Ice Cube's quiet family life with 5 children. By TeeJay Small December 11, 2023
Music Cyndi Lauper Net Worth 2024: What Is The Music Icon Worth? Step into the vibrant world of Cyndi Lauper, whose iconic music career and advocacy work have sculpted her legacy. By Rain Adams February 09, 2024
Music Kodak Black Shouts Out Drake On New Album After Recent Song Leak Kodak Black's reflection on his friendship with Drake on the track "All Love" joins other recent hints at a collaboration cooking up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Jr Reacts To His Dad Celebrating Alleged $8 Million Legal Win Against His Mom Family issues have been plaguing the McKnight clan for a while, and it seems Brian McKnight Jr is fed up with his dad. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Original Content 17 More Rap Songs That Blew Up On TikTok Since our last breakdown of 17 essential TikTok hits, a new wave of artists and viral songs have emerged, so here are 17 more rap songs that blew up on the fan-favorite social media platform. By Joshua Robinson April 04, 2022
Music Rappers Who Believe Drake Won Rap Beef Against Kendrick Lamar These rappers believe Drake won the rap beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 13, 2024
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Joe Budden Hilariously Details How 50 Cent Nearly Caught Him At A Strip Club Joe Budden admitted that he left the strip club in Queens as fast as he could after 50 Cent nearly found him there. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025