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Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Drake & Kanye West As Rappers With 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Kendrick Lamar has joined elite company by eclipsing the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify just two months and change into 2026. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music J. Cole Secures Staggering First Week Sales Update For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole's new album "The Fall-Off" is a massive event, with him going on a "Trunk Sale" tour to connect with fans around the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Ian Connor Shockingly Claims A$AP Rocky "Killed" A$AP Yams Ian Connor has been going at A$AP Rocky for a long time, and their beef has now led to this shocking claim about A$AP Yams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Gordo Announces Debut Album “DIAMANTE” "DIAMANTE" drops on July 26. By Caroline Fisher July 12, 2024
Music Ice Spice & Central Cee Tease “Y2K!” Collab Amid Rampant Dating Rumors It looks like dating rumors aren’t the only thing Ice Spice and Central Cee have been cooking up. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2024
Music Billie Eilish Details Coming To Terms With Her Sexuality: "I Realized I Wanted My Face In A Vagina" Billie Eilish also explained how self-pleasure has helped her work through "extreme body issues." By Cole Blake April 24, 2024
Music Drake Defends OVO Crew After Deleting His Kendrick Lamar Disses The 6 God is sticking with his woes. By Elias Andrews June 05, 2024
Music Pete Rock Reveals Why He Stopped Working With CL Smooth The duo had their ups and downs. By Elias Andrews June 03, 2024
Sports Toosii Puts Shaq On Blast For Wild DM To His Baby Mama Shaq made his intentions clear. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024
Music SZA Shows Off Her Twerking Skills In Her MET Gala After-Party Fit Fans are still upset at her for skipping the event itself. By Lavender Alexandria May 07, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans & Drake Fans Are One & The Same: A Parasocial Paradox As much as many folks see these two titans as polar opposites on hip-hop's mainstream commercial throne, they are different shots at the same goal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2024