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Music NBA Youngboy Donates $50K To Dallas Non-Profits To Kick-Off "Make America Slime Again Tour" NBA Youngboy's Aniticipated Make America Slime Again Tour features Offset, No Cap, DeeBaby, and Mellow Rackz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 01, 2025
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes The First Song In Spotify History To Crack 5 Billion Streams The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" has become the first song to reach 5 billion Spotify streams, extending its lead for the most streamed song. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music The Alchemist Seemingly Hints At A New Jay-Z Album During “Drink Champs” Interview Memphis Bleek previously hinted at a new Jay-Z album, and now, The Alchemist has done the exact same thing. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Hit With Heavy Legal Fees For Neglecting "Donda" Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has kept things pretty low-key in recent months, at least when compared to his controversial start to the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music Young Thug Plans To Address Allegations & More In Upcoming Album “Uy Scuti” Young Thug has been questioned by social media about his character following a news report of a 2-hour interrogation with law enforcement. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music Rihanna Celebrates 20 Years In Music With Touching Tribute Rihanna has become one of the most successful musicians and entrepreneurs of our time and she decided to celebrate by thanking everyone. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Reveals "Degrassi" Led To One Of His First Kisses Drake had his rise to fame during a successful run on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in which he played Jimmy Brooks for eight years. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Joe Budden Claims Young Thug's "Stock Has Plummeted" Since His Release From Prison Joe Budden spoke a bit before Young Thug's current snitching scandal really began, but his words still apply to his general situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Relationships Latto & 21 Savage Allegedly Spotted On Vacation Together After Years Of Dating Rumors Latto and 21 Savage have done an impeccable job at keeping their rumored romance on the down low, but it appears they've been caught. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Blasts Young Thug For Interrogation Scandal And Calls Out Rappers' Hypocrisy 6ix9ine faced a near-universal exile from hip-hop following his snitching scandal, and he thinks Young Thug deserves the same. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Doja Cat Drops Out Of Austin City Limits Festival To Focus On "Vie" Rollout Doja Cat is getting ready for her next era with "Vie" and she wants to make sure she gives this one her all amid its rollout. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Breaks His Silence On Recent Run-In With Benny The Butcher Amid Beef Westside Gunn suggested Benny The Butcher and Freddie Gibbs tried to bury the hatchet, whereas others weren't as optimistic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025