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Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Goes Off On Heckler For Filming Him In New York City Tyler, The Creator recently tried to take a relaxing stroll through New York City, but it took a turn for the worse. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music BIA Explains Why She Isn't Responding To Cardi B Anytime Soon BIA recently stopped by "The Breakfast Club" to talk about her new album "BIANCA" and Cardi B's recent diss track against her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Pusha T Salutes Mobb Deep's New Album Topping Apple Music's Rap Chart From one rap duo with an AOTY contender in 2025 to another, Clipse's Pusha T saluted Mobb Deep's Havoc, The Alchemist, and the late Prodigy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Drake Are Right Behind Travis & Kendrick Lamar's RIAA Record Travis Scott and Drake's "SICKO MODE" just joined "God's Plan" and the Kendrick Lamar-assisted "goosebumps" as the RIAA's biggest rap songs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music BIA Samples Nicki Minaj On New Album While Cardi B Beefs With Them & JT The feud-centric crossovers between Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, BIA, and JT are seemingly getting more notable and suggestive every week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Threatens Heckler For Throwing Object At Him Onstage NBA YoungBoy's tour has been riddled with violence and cancelations and now he's getting roped into tense interactions with his fans. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Offset Reveals Emotional Moment With His Son That Convinced Him To Quit Codeine Offset's interview with Keke Palmer touched on a lot of sensitive topics, and it seems the rapper was willing to be transparent. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025