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Music Playboi Carti Says He's "Not Done" As Historic Rap Streaming Week Sets Up No. 1 "MUSIC" Debut Playboi Carti's 30-track behemoth is still causing debate among satisfied fans struggling to pick a favorite off of the new album "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Enters Rare Taylor Swift Territory With "MUSIC" Streaming Debut Playboi Carti was always going to perform well with fans, but his latest album has broken through in a way few predicted. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Jay Rock Reportedly Faces Gun Charge Following Los Angeles Arrest New details have been revealed about the circumstances that led up to Jay Rock's arrest yesterday (March 13). By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Doechii Sparks Explosive Debate With Her Controversial Dating Red Flag Doechii has been open about her sexuality, revealing in past interviews that she's bisexual and claiming to have a girlfriend in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music DJ Funk Passes Away At 54 Following Cancer Battle DJ Funk is one of the key pioneers in Chicago house music, traiblazing the "ghetto house," and "booty house" styles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music YSL Duke Appears To Diss Yak Gotti In Fiery Rant YSL has been surrounded by drama, this week, as Young Thug has also been facing backlash over a resurfaced police interrogation. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Drake Co-Signs BigXThaPlug Ahead Of New Album, "I Hope You're Happy" Drake is working on an upcoming album of his own, having dropped two singles for "Iceman" in recent months. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Man Claiming To Be Jay-Z's Son Drops Paternity Lawsuit Rymir Satterthwaite has been claiming that Jay-Z is allegedly his biological father for a number of years. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Politics The Politics Of 50 Cent & Ja Rule's Beef: How Hip-Hop Mobilized Zohran Mamdani’s Victorious Mayoral Campaign Some might say he vibes more with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ "Empire State of Mind" than Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind," but if his victory proves anything, like Jadakiss, Zohran Mamdani is truly outside with the streets that built New York. By Aron A. November 12, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Viral For Hilarious Reaction To His Brother Exposing Him Finesse2Tymes has been dealing with plenty of family drama as of late, after getting into it with his mother, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Never-Before-Seen Footage Shows Diddy & Cassie Having A Ball While Celebrating His Birthday In Mexico Per reports, Cassie is currently testifying against Diddy in Manhattan. She's touched on his alleged "freak-offs" and the 2016 video. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Backs Meme Coin Created By Diddy's Sons Justin and King Combs launched their cryptocurrency venture yesterday (May 8) and Kanye West is helping spread the word. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025