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Music Playboi Carti Receives Nice Sales Bump In Latest First-Week Projections Update Playboi Carti is already prepped to have his biggest debut ever, but the final number keeps growing larger by the day. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Drake Claims He's "Cooking" Up New Music After Allegedly Being Cut From Playboi Carti Album Drake spent the day teasing fans with Instagram posts, and he confirmed that new music is around the corner. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Sean Paul Says He's Not Actually Saying His Name On His Songs Sean Paul has clarified that he's not actually saying his own name on his songs. By Cole Blake December 20, 2022
Music SZA Confirms Her Ankle Is Broken: "I Thought It Was Just Sprained" SZA was not lying about needing crutches—she revealed earlier today that her ankle is now broken. By Vay Laine April 04, 2022
Reviews "It's Opulence, Baby!": Tyler, The Creator Delivers On The "Call Me If You Get Lost" Tour Brimming with decadence, dedication, and determination, Tyler, The Creator's "Call Me If You Get Lost Tour" is a must-see experience. By Taiyo Coates March 09, 2022
Pop Culture Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Stage Finally Dismantled: Report 40 days after the disastrous events of the Astroworld Festival, the stage has been taken down. By Joshua Robinson December 15, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Receives Platinum Certification By RIAA "Donda" has been certified platinum. By Cole Blake March 12, 2022
Pop Culture Kanye West Responds To "Eazy" Video Backlash & Kim Kardashian Concern: "Art Is Not A Proxy For Harm" "Art inspires and simplifies the world." By Taiyo Coates March 06, 2022
Music Kanye West Drops "DONDA:" Features & Production Credits Revealed Kanye West's "DONDA" features contributions from a plethora of talented rappers and producers. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2021
Music 50 Cent Speaks Out On Plastic Surgeon Who Used His Pic To Promote Penis Enhancement 50 Cent isn't happy with a plastic surgeon who used a picture of him to promote a penis enhancement procedure. By Cole Blake September 19, 2022
Music Chris Brown Gets Into Verbal Altercation Backstage At Lovers & Friends Festival This story isn't cooling down anytime soon, is it? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2023
Viral Zaytoven Reveals His Twitter Was Hacked Amid Fake "Beast Mode 3" With Future Tease Unfortunately, it seems that Future and Zaytoven won't be going "Beast Mode" anytime soon as the producer's Twitter was hacked. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2023