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Music Spotify Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Billions Of Drake's Streams Came From Bots The lawsuit alleges there to be “voluminous information” proving Drake is benefiting from fake streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Jay-Z Supposedly Congratulated Kendrick Lamar On Breaking His Grammys Record While Fat Joe shared this piece of news, he also appeared to give Kendrick Lamar a backhanded compliment in the process. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Playboi Carti's "Antagonist 2.0" Tour Setlist Is Beyond Parody Playboi Carti is currently on tour with Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and Homixide Gang, and as you will see, his setlist is quite something. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2025
Sports Caitlin Clark Condemned For Tone Deaf Morgan Wallen Walkout Like many other celebrities and sports stars, Caitlin Clark was seen alongside Wallen at his Indianapolis show, but for her, the backlash was swift. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Reviews 21 Savage "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" Review "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" is a fitting installment in 21 Savage’s catalog, both a reckoning with the world he came from and the one he is carving out for himself. By Aron A. December 16, 2025
Music Paul Wall Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rap Icon The journey of rapper Paul Wall, from Houston's underground to the world's stage, is a rhythm-filled ride through the world of hip-hop. By Jake Skudder February 06, 2024
Music Young Thug Meets With The Same Rabbi Kanye West Apologized To It's unclear why Young Thug met up with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, but Kanye West's conversation with him gave fans some possible ideas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Dame Dash Previews Jay-Z And Cam'ron Diss Track, But Fans Aren't Feeling It Dame Dash is waging war against Cam'ron and Jay-Z, although fans aren't feeling the new diss track he previewed. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Jack Harlow's "Monica" First Week Sales Projections Continue To Dwindle Jack Harlow's new album "Monica" dominated the timeline for his "got Blacker" comments, but that's not translating to commercial performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Kanye West Appears To Finally Confirm “Bully” Release Date Kanye West's long-awaited twelfth album is said to contain themes of "remorse, memory, ego, faith, and consequence." By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music Lil Jon's Son's Cause Of Death Revealed Lil Jon's son, Nathan Smith, went missing on February 3 and was then found by a pond near his house on February 6. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026