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Music Sean Garrett Net Worth 2024: What Is The Famed Singer-Songwriter Worth? Explore the career of Sean Garrett, from hit songwriting and producing to his ventures in the music industry that shape his legacy. By Rain Adams May 06, 2024
Music Rod Wave Says He Feels Like He Sold His Soul: "This Sh*t Not Really Me" Rod Wave says he's not comfortable performing and plans to retire from music soon. By Alex Zidel January 19, 2022
Music Artists Like Akon: Sean Kingston, T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Jason Derulo & More Explore artists like Akon - Sean Kingston, T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Jason Derulo. Discover their unique sounds in the R&B genre. By Jake Skudder June 27, 2023
Music Lil Rod Also Trying To Sue Diddy For Publishing On Top Of His Sexual Assault Claims Lil Rod started a GoFundMe page to help cover attorney costs and is not going to "let [this] happen." By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2024
Original Content Top 20 Most Popular Songs On TikTok Right Now We break down the most popular sounds on the video-sharing app. By Madusa S. August 04, 2020
Original Content Kanye West Albums, Ranked From the iconic 'The College Dropout' to the chaotic 'Donda' rollout, we're ranking Kanye West albums from worst to best. By Caleb Hardy April 25, 2023
Music CeeLo Green Plans To Transform Rico Wade’s Former “White House” Into An Atlanta Hip-Hop Landmark He's taking steps to preserve the culture on all fronts. By Tallie Spencer April 17, 2024
Music Foolio's Family Reportedly Held A Private Funeral Ceremony In Jacksonville After numerous unsettling reports about Foolio's social media and everything in between, he can finally rest in peace. By Zachary Horvath July 06, 2024
Relationships DDG Reportedly Granted Permission To Visit Halo With Halle Bailey In Italy DDG sought permission to travel to Italy with Halle Bailey and Halo earlier this week. There will be a lot of restrictions, however. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Original Content Run The Jewels Albums, Ranked Together as Run The Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P have been on a historic run for the past decade. We've ranked each Run The Jewels albums from worst to best. By Wyatt Westlake April 26, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Previews The First Music Video For I AM MUSIC, "OPM BABI," From His Burner Playboi Carti's I AM MUSIC album is the biggest hip-hop release of 2025 so far, solidifying himself as the biggest rapper right now. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025