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Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Kai Cenat's Ex "Ugly" And Promises He Can Do Better Kai Cenat announced that he and Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah were ending their relationship in a post on X, last week. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Blueface Threatens Soulja Boy With Plans To Appeal His Debt To Child's Mom Soulja Boy has also popped off on Rich The Kid and DDG for taking Blueface's side in this beef involving the mother of Soulja's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Works On “GNX” In Never-Before-Seen Footage Shared By Sounwave Recently, Kendrick Lamar's main producer Sounwave decided to hop online to give fans a look behind the scenes. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music No-Show Witness In Celeste Rivas Case Reportedly Faces Arrest Celeste Rivas' loved ones continue to demand answers months after the 14-year-old's remains were found in D4vd's Tesla. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music 21 Savage "What Happened To The Streets?" Full Credits: Every Producer & Feature 21 Savage's "What Happened To The Streets?" is here and we are taking a look at all of the extra hands that contributed to this LP. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Diddy Secures Backing From Law Professors In Battle To Appeal Sentence Multiple university professors have reportedly argued that Judge Arun Subramanian subjected Diddy to an unfair sentence given a mixed verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Relationships Young Thug Proposes To Mariah The Scientist During Beautiful Moment At His Atlanta Show Young Thug stopped his Atlanta benefit concert on Tuesday night so that he could propose to his long-time girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist. By Alexander Cole December 17, 2025
Music HoneyKomb Brazy Sounds Off On Big Bank, Moneybag Yo & Finesse2tymes HoneyKomb Brazy and Finesse2tymes have had their ups and downs but MoneyBagg Yo and Big Bank are new adversaries for the rapper. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Details Of Nicki Minaj's Boyfriend's Cold Blooded Manslaughter Case Surface Kenneth Petty was ruthless. By Karlton Jahmal December 22, 2018
Music Cardi B Admits She’s Exceeded Her Tour Budget By Millions Cardi B is currently preparing to embark on her "Little Miss Drama" tour in support of her sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Famous Dex Has Fans Relieved After Looking Healthy In New Video Famous Dex has had his supporters worried for him throughout this decade, but he seems to be on the path towards sustained health now. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025