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Music Gunplay: The Man Behind The Mic Gunplay’s talents are often blinded by his numerous legal issues. By Demi Phillips September 12, 2023
Music Federal Prosecutors Allege That Rapper's "IRS" Song Confesses To $650 Million Fraud Scheme The feds don't want to let these lyrics slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Beat It: Drake Becomes First Artist To Surpass 110 Billion Streams In Spotify History Drake continues to prove why he is the biggest act in music as he surpassed 110 billion streams on Spotify. The first ever to do it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music 7 Interesting Facts About Summer Walker Did you know these 7 facts about Summer Walker? From her music inspirations. By Watson George November 06, 2023
Music NBA Youngboy's Security Guard Explains Why He Didn't Stop Foolio Youngboy's security guard is giving a long-overdue explanation. By Lavender Alexandria September 11, 2023
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Reveal The Official Cover Art For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Drake and PartyNextDoor are dropping a brand-new album on Valentine's Day and the excitement is starting to build. By Alexander Cole February 11, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Collaborator Drives Excitement For Potential "The Perfect LUV Tape" Sequel With Tantalizing Update Lil Uzi Vert has been quiet since "Eternal Atake 2," but they might be coming back this year with another sequel project. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Warren G Shuts Down Rumor That He Was Beaten Up By Dr. Dre Warren G doesn't have time for Suge Knight's crazy stories. By Elias Andrews April 17, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Ex, Nitty Scott, Claims Drake Came Looking For Dirt At The Height Of Their Beef Nitty Scott's comments come after Kendrick Lamar and SZA kicked off their co-headlining tour, last weekend. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Sports Ryan Garcia Claims Bobbi Althoff Had Sex With Drake Garcia claims this is what prompted Althoff's divorce. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2024
Music Eminem Explains Why He Felt Betrayed By Tyler, The Creator & Earl Sweatshirt "I'm not going to be America's punching bag." By Mitch Findlay September 14, 2018
Music Kanye West Faced His Demons On "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"—And Searched For Peace On "The Life Of Pablo" From the triumphant return from cultural exile on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" to the chaotic but inspired rollout of "The Life of Pablo," Kanye weathered storm after storm to arrive at a fleeting sense of peace—which may be why he now sees "TLOP" as the superior album, even over what many consider his magnum opus. By Aron A. April 17, 2025