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Original Content Hip Hop Double Albums: 11 Essentials From Tupac, Biggie, & More Making a double album is not an easy task. We look at some of the most essential hip hop double discs. By Wyatt Westlake May 01, 2023
Music Summer Walker’s Contract Leak Has Fans Pitying The R&B Star Information obtained by Rolling Stone proves that Summer Walker got the short end of the stick in her deal. By Hayley Hynes November 05, 2021
Music August Alsina Calls Young Thug's Comments On Gay Men "Dumb" Thugger had a controversial hot take on gay men who are closeted, and August Alsina addressed the remarks, calling them "stupid." By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Rihanna Proves Drake Wrong During The First Night Of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently caught some strays from Drake on "Burning Bridges," just days before Rocky went on tour. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Projections Take A Significant Hit A$AP Rocky was originally projected to sell 200K with "Don't Be Dumb," but that appears to no longer be the case. By Alexander Cole January 21, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Leaps Ahead Of Drake On Forbes' 2025 Highest-Paid Artists List While many Kendrick Lamar fans might troll Drake for this achievement, "ICEMAN" is probably on the way with a vengeance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Original Content Meet Gunna: Young Thug's Perpetually Drippin' YSL Signee INTERVIEW: Gunna explains how he went from a Young Thug fan to a Young Thug collaborator and reveals plans for a YSL group album. By Trevor Smith February 01, 2017
Music Lil Uzi Vert Invites Nardwuar To His House To Play Call Of Duty Lil Uzi Vert and Nardwuar have an adorable friendship which gets even sweeter in this new video. By Lavender Alexandria June 29, 2023
TV Drake Disses Clavicular In The Most Drake Way Possible Drake is someone who is always paying attention to the streaming world, so it should come as no surprise he is aware of Clavicular. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026
Music New Alleged Young Thug Jail Call Hears Him Trash Talk Lil Durk Young Thug did appear to be close with Lil Durk around the release of "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS," imploring him to diss Gunna. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Turns Heads By Unfollowing Usher On Instagram The superstars go way back. By Elias Andrews January 14, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Australia Lineup Officially Unveiled Rolling Loud announced their return to Australia earlier this year and now we know who's going to be bringing the vibes in 2026. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025