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Music Kanye West Labels Dave Blunts His Favorite Rapper And Offers To Get Him A Trainer Kanye West also clarified that while he loves Dave Blunts, Playboi Carti is his favorite "musician" overall. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Music Lil Wayne & Lil Twist Reunite For "Addict" Music Video Lil Wayne and Lil Twist originally released the single, "Addict," back in February. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Niykee Heaton Accuses Diddy & Kanye West Of Assault: Breaking Down Her Allegations Niykee Heaton makes scathing allegations against Kanye and Diddy after Lauren Pisciotta's lawsuit. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi June 12, 2024
Music Chingy Reflects On Sidney Starr's False Affair Allegations: “I Lost A Lot” In 2010, the transgender model accused Chingy of having a sexual relationship with her, which she's since admitted was a lie. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2024
Music Kanye West Claims His Billionaire Status Makes Rap Worthless To Him A not unexpected development from a self-professed "out of touch billionaire." By Devin Morton February 07, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Performs Iconic Medley After Delivering Touching Acceptance Speech At The BET Awards Snoop Dogg was honored with the Ultimate Icon Tribute Award and put one heck of show afterwards to wrap up his evening. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Claims Doja Cat Bites Nicki Minaj's Style A Lot Azealia Banks, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj have made definitive contributions in women's hip hop that will be studied for generations. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 29, 2025
Music Baby Keem Speaks Out And Re-Affirms His Greatness Amid "Ca$ino" Criticism With "Ca$ino" being described as a disappointment by fans, Baby Keem is back on X to fight for his spot in the rap game. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music 7 Biggest R&B Girl Groups Of The 1990s The great resurgence of girl groups in the 2020s are a testament to the influence of these 1990s icons. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023
Music Kanye West Pays Tribute To Mother Donda On "Bully" Kanye West has always paid homage to his late mother, Donda, and with Ye on this healing journey, it was only right to sample her on "Bully." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Original Content Everything Anthony Fantano Has Said About Drake's Albums In light of Drake's newly exposed DMs to Anthony Fantano, we revisit the YouTube music critic's past reviews of Drizzy's catalog. By Joshua Robinson September 16, 2022
Music Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies At 70 Reportedly, Rihanna and her family have gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate her father's life after he succumbed to a "brief illness." By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025