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Music Kanye West Rallies The Troops To Get "Donda 2" Released On Streaming As Quickly As Possible Kanye West is an artist who is constantly working, however, his methods of getting things done don't always work out for his collaborators. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Make History As "luther" Reigns Supreme On The Hot 100 Again With "luther" remaining firm atop the "Billboard" Hot 100, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have joined elite company as a solo male and female duo. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Skepta Fires First In UK Rappers Vs. American Rappers Rap Battle With Joyner Lucas Diss Track, "Friendly Fire" Skepta’s UK vs USA rap battle comments have sparked responses by Joyner Lucas, ASAP Rocky, Maiya The Don, and more. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Fans Are Shocked By Upcoming Maroon 5 Collab This comes just as another Sexyy Red popstar collab, the one on Justin Bieber's rumored new album, hit the gossip train. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Is Reportedly Dropping A Surprise Album Very Soon With Gunna & Sexyy Red Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain will reportedly feature on Justin Bieber's supposed new album, his first in four years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Big Sean Denies Fake Ab Allegations As Social Media Users Compare Him To Drake According to Big Sean, his physique is all natural, despite whatever social media sleuths have to say about it. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
TV Drake Shows Love To Charleston White During Unlikely FaceTime Call Adin Ross is well-connected, and this allowed for a meeting between internet personality Charleston White and megastar, Drake. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Eligible For RIAA Diamond Certification Kendrick Lamar is continuing to reach new sales milestones with last year's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Politics Chuck D Defends Bob Vylan's Controversial Glastonbury Set Bob Vylan led the crowd at Glastonbury in chants of both "Free Palestine" and "Death to the IDF" while on stage. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Drake Is Lapping The Field In Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits Drake has had over 80 of his most popular songs land inside the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the years. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Has Officially Been Dismissed From The Trial Due To Inconsistent Statements Diddy's legal team previously warned that if this juror dismissal happened, they would push for a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025