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Music Drake Surpasses The Beatles While Reaching Unfathomable RIAA Milestone Drake is the most decorated rapper of all time, but some of these marks he's hitting may never be replicated. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Hits A New Billboard Hot 100 Peak After Music Video's Success While his rival Kendrick Lamar is still on top of the charts, Drake could very well dethrone Dot with "NOKIA" if he sustains this hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Fans For Defending Virgil Abloh Kanye West has been targeting Virgil Abloh as his wild and controversial antics on social media continue to make headlines. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music J Cole Fans Can't Believe He Didn't Drop "The Fall Off" Before Dreamville Festival J Cole performed the headlining set at Dreamville Festival on Sunday night, but there's still no new word on his next album. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Relationships Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist Celebrate His Latest Legal Win At Lakers-Warriors Game Recently, a judge declined to revoke Young Thug's probation despite the state accusing him of “escalating threats and witness intimidation." By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025
Music Wale Puts Azealia Banks On Blast Over “Disappointing” Twitter Diss Recently, Wale hopped on X to make it crystal clear that he won't be taking career advice from Azealia Banks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Relationships Blueface Posts Woman Who Claims She's Been Around For Years As Chrisean Rock Drops "Yahweh" Fans don't think Chrisean Rock will be very happy with Blueface after Imanni Jackson made some shocking claims on his Instagram Story. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Orthopedic Doctor Weighs In On How Young Scooter Died From His Leg Injury This orthopedic doctor is labeling the death of Young Scooter "rare" making this all the more heartbreaking. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Is Trolling Kendrick Lamar With "NOKIA" Video Fans are loving Drake's new video, but now the theories about subliminal disses are bubbling up online. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Viral Kanye West’s Interview With DJ Akademiks Is His Clearest Attempt To Sink Hip-Hop To His Level Of the many problematic angles tackled in DJ Akademiks' interview, the key revelation is how Kanye West wants to punish everyone around him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Confesses He Made A Mistake Getting Kim Kardashian Pregnant Kanye West admitted to trying to abort his first daughter North West during Kim Kardashian's preganancy while running for office. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals Why He Dissed The Late Virgil Abloh In Unhinged DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also shared his thoughts on Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Playboi Carti, and more during his conversation with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025