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Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music SZA Promptly Claps Back At Nicki Minaj For Putting TDE Punch On Blast SZA and Nicki Minaj weren't known to have issues prior to this exchange, but the latter went too far in the TDE artist's eyes. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Doc's Director Defends Showing Antisemitic Remarks In Film Footage from the upcoming Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name?" also shows him addressing his split from Kim Kardashian. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music Black Thought Net Worth 2024: What Is The Roots Legend Worth? Dive into the life of Black Thought, from The Roots frontman to solo artist and activist, his impact on music and beyond. By Rain Adams February 02, 2024
Music The Weeknd Admits He Suffered A Panic Attack Before Interview Discussing Mental Health Struggles The Weeknd spoke candidly about his challenges with mental health. By Cole Blake September 08, 2024
Music Diddy’s Proposed Bail Package Includes His Mother’s House He's willing to do whatever it takes. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2024
Music Playboi Carti & DJ Swamp Izzo Worked On “MUSIC” Until The Moment It Dropped During a recent interview with "Complex," DJ Swamp Izzo recalled the making of Playboi Carti's album "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Announces “Lengthy” Hiatus From Music To Pursue Other Passions Before his long break, Kid Cudi dropped off his new track "Once," which he calls a "goodbye for now song." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Enrages Social Media With KKK-Inspired "Outfit Of The Day" The post is just one of countless antisemitic antics Kanye West has been making headlines for in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 09, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Applauds Drake For Going Against The Industry Haters During Interview From Prison Tory Lanez spoke on his own independent grind in the music industry while commenting on the Drake discourse on the "Full Send" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Pop Culture Spanish Singer Rosalía Strips Down For Her "Motomami" Album Cover Rosalía has a new single dropping this Friday. By Hayley Hynes February 01, 2022
Music Sage The Gemini Hit With Rape Allegations Stemming From Stay At Chris Brown's Home Sage The Gemini previously denied the allegation. By Cole Blake October 08, 2024