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Music Playboi Carti Holds Onto Billboard No. 1 Spot With Second Week Sales Projections For "MUSIC" If Playboi Carti wasn't just trolling, then he might reward fans with even more new music very soon to celebrate this success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Young Scooter Tributes Pour In From Playboi Carti, Quavo, ATL Jacob, And Many Other Hip-Hop Stars These heartbreaking tributes from the hip-hop world follow Atlanta police's initial update on Young Scooter's passing, which is still vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Joe Budden's Naked Pictures From Bizarre Run-In With Neighbors Surface Online Joe Budden's neighbors are suing him over the viral incident from last year, in which he allegedly came to their door naked. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweets Result In New Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has posted several offensive tweets about Adolf Hitler, Nazis, and more over the past few weeks. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Shuts Down Claim He Was Held For Ransom By L.A. Crips Meek Mill became the subject of a pretty unflattering rumor on Tuesday, and he did his best to put out the internet fire. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Cardi B Takes Stefon Diggs To Harlem As Dating Rumors Continue To Circulate Cardi B has been linked to New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs for a number of weeks amid her divorce from Offset. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Flo Milli Shuts Down Critics' Complaints About Postpartum Performance Some fans were concerned when Flo Milli performed at RiverBeat Music Festival last week, just days after announcing her son's arrival. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Rihanna & Ciara Bury The Hatchet With Wholesome Moments At The Met Gala Rihanna and Ciara had been at odds with one another since 2011, with their relationship slowly repairing over time after that nasty run-in. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Looks Unstoppable As It Goes No. 1 For 11th Straight Week At this point, it feels like Kendrick Lamar and SZA are destined to shatter the coveted hip-hop record on the Hot 100. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Viral Kanye West Shades Kai Cenat & Adin Ross For Wanting A "Safe" Collab After Rants Kanye West has praised Kai Cenat, trashed Adin Ross, and the other way around on multiple occasions now, and they've returned the favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Calls Lil Yachty Out For His Alleged Mistreatment Of Women KARRAHBOOO left Concrete Boys last year and recently accused Lil Yachty of restricting her in a label deal. He has his own side of the story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator & Pharrell's Meetup In The Studio Has Fans Demanding New Music Tyler, the Creator has been listing Pharrell Williams as one of his biggest influences for a number of years. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025