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Original Content Top Tracks: Kanye West, Quavo, & Lil Yachty's "Face Down" Hits #1 Kanye's unreleased collab with Quality Control's Quavo and Lil Yachty, "Face Down" makes its debut at the top of the chart. By Patrick Lyons June 11, 2018
Music Q-Tip Will Be Starring As Miles Davis In An Upcoming Play Q-Tip will be stepping into the shoes of a jazz legend. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2018
Music Waka Flocka Buys A Brand New Mansion Waka Flocka's got a new home base. By Matthew Parizot June 10, 2018
Music Lupe Fiasco Updates Fans On "Drogas Wave" & "Skulls" Projects Lupe Fiasco sat down with Billboard to discuss his musical prospects. By Devin Ch April 19, 2018
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Shares Throwback Pic Of Him As A Youngin’ On His Soccer Team Tekashi has some fun at his own expense. By Kevin Goddard August 07, 2018
Music Yella Beezy Wants Informants' Names Before Mo3 Murder Trial Yella Beezy will stand trial for allegedly hiring a hitman to murder Mo3 in 2020 on February 2 of next year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Is The Biggest Star On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI," "Fire Emoji" boasts new drops from Danny Brown and Mobb Deep this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Warns That A RICO "Worse Than Diddy" Is Allegedly Coming For The Kardashians Ray J also recently took aim at Kim Kardashian for not donating to Kai Cenat's livestream after making an appearance. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Turns Fans Up In Mexico City As South American Leg Of The "GNX" Tour Begins Kendrick Lamar has just a handful of shows left for this successful "GNX" tour, which will wrap in December in Australia. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Vigil Ignites Calls For Justice After Teen Is Found Dead In D4vd’s Car The severely decomposed body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Previews “UY Scuti” With Another New Snippet Amid Delays Young Thug's fourth studio album "UY Scuti" is slated for release on September 26 after being pushed back out of respect for Cardi B. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Climbs Charts After Missing Teen Is Found In His Tesla The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who went missing last year, was found in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025