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Music Nicki Minaj Hits Yet Another Impressive Streaming Milestone Nicki Minaj is still ahead of all her female rap contemporaries on Spotify. By Lavender Alexandria August 30, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Believes He "Manifested" His Friendship With Drake Drake and Lil Yachty have a few collabs to their name, namely "Another Late Night" and "Oprah's Bank Account." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music SZA Shares 2024 Advice For Fans About Kindness The St. Louis superstar is always cognizant of the fact that everybody hurts, and that said reality means we should be nicer to each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2023
Music Blu Shares 5 Of His Old Albums On Streaming For The First Time Some classic Blu projects will be available to a whole new audience. By Lavender Alexandria January 04, 2024
Music Barack Obama's 2023 Summer Playlist: 7 Standout Tracks Barack Obama has consistently incorporated a wide range of artists and genres into his annual lists. By Wyatt Westlake July 24, 2023
Pop Culture Britney Spears' Audition Tape For "The Notebook" Revealed: Watch A new audition tape has fans re-evaluating Britney's acting skills. By Lavender Alexandria October 23, 2023
Music Gillie Da Kid & Joe Budden Resolve Their Beef, Hint At Upcoming Podcast Together Hip-hop's 50th anniversary is healing a lot of wounds within the community. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2023
Music Vince Staples Announces Free LA Screening Of His New Netflix Show The screening will take place next week on Monday. By Lavender Alexandria February 07, 2024
Pop Culture Child Stars Who Struggled With The Pressures Of Fame While the majority of these stars have bounced back, not everyone has been so lucky. By Demi Phillips April 16, 2024
Music Chloe Bailey Says Most Haters Were Never True Fans To Begin With Chloe Bailey has been the brunt of vicious social media critique since embarking on her solo career. By Precious Gibson April 05, 2023
Music Salt-N-Pepa Furthers UMG's Legal Woes With New Copyright Lawsuit Salt-N-Pepa's complaint against Universal Music Group comes as Drake is already suing the company for defamation. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
TV SZA Speaks Up For Gratitude And Kindness In Wholesome New Song For "Sesame Street" This is not SZA's first visit to "Sesame Street," as she took up Cookie Monster's offer to return after her March 2024 debut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2025