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Music Young Thug Says Kendrick Lamar Will Never Be Bigger Than Drake After Failing To Get A Feature The leaked call audio continues to come out, as Young Thug was allegedly caught blasting Kendrick Lamar after not getting a feature. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Elite Company By Reaching 50 Billion Total Streams On Spotify Only a select few hip-hop artists have ever reached as many total streams as Kendrick Lamar now has on Spotify. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks Reveals He Signed With Kick For A Brand New Streaming Agreement DJ Akademiks didn't reveal many details about this Kick partnership, but he assured viewers he will still stream on various platforms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Soulja Boy's $4 Million Judgment Keeps Growing As Interest Adds More Than $1,000 Per Day The amount will continue to climb. By Tallie Spencer July 02, 2026
Music GloRilla Samples Boosie Badazz's Iconic Song, "Wipe Me Down," For New Snippet GloRilla paid tribute to Boosie with her latest sample. By Cole Blake September 14, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Previews Two Unreleased Songs At NYC Birthday Event Playboi Carti recently celebrated his birthday and played tracks that could eventually end up on "BABY BOI." By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Young Thug's Explosive & Emotional Big Bank Interview: 5 Key Takeaways Young Thug spoke to Big Bank on his "Perspektives With Bank" podcast about the YSL RICO trial, his friendships with other rappers, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 09, 2025
Music What Is Ray J's Net Worth? We look into the net worth of singer and actor, Ray J. By Ferri Trust March 16, 2023
Original Content Soulja Boy Everything: The "She Make It Clap" Rapper Dives Into Getting His Credit, Drake, Bow Wow & Elon Musk Soulja Boy's riding high off of the success of "She Make It Clap" but there's more to do -- an anime, comic book, video game, and a meeting with Elon Musk. By Aron A. May 19, 2021
Music Yung Bleu Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper The rise of Yung Bleu, his vibrant career, personal life, and financial ventures broken down to reveal his net worth. By Jake Skudder February 23, 2024
Music Tyler, The Creator Celebrates “See You Again” Hitting One Billion Streams On Spotify Tyler, The Creator and Kali Uchis' "See You Again" has reached one billion streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake July 04, 2023
Original Content Run The Jewels Albums, Ranked Together as Run The Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P have been on a historic run for the past decade. We've ranked each Run The Jewels albums from worst to best. By Wyatt Westlake April 26, 2023