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Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Eligible For Gold Certification Just Three Weeks After Release With Playboi Carti having a strong first week of sales and staying atop the charts for consecutive weeks, it seems "MUSIC" is here to stay. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle's 7 Underrated Songs With one album and over a dozen mixtapes, Nip’s catalog is stacked with quality deep-cuts. By Demi Phillips November 07, 2023
Music Scar Lip Wants A Follow Back From Young M.A. Scar Lip and Young M.A. linked up backstage at 50 Cent's Brooklyn show. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2023
Music Coi Leray Thinks Some Of Her Fans Are Too Attached To "Baby Coi" She's been discussing some major artistic changes recently. By Lavender Alexandria April 22, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Grills xQc For Giving Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" An Extremely Negative Rating The live streamer is not the first to have a poor experience with Playboi Carti's "MUSIC," and it seems it will continue to divide listeners. By Zachary Horvath March 15, 2025
Music Diddy Fights Lawsuit Alleging He Masturbated On Biggie’s Shirt In July, publicist Jonathan Hay filed a lawsuit against Diddy for alleged sexual battery and emotional distress. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Famous Dex Links Up With G Herbo The two Chicago rappers have a close bond. By Tallie Spencer October 04, 2023
Music Drake Fans Beg Him For Money At Australian Concert Drake's crowd in Sydney hoped he was feeling generous. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2025
Music Timbland Accused Of Stealing Producer's Beat For A.I. Training Timbaland has drawn a lot of backlash for his support of A.I. technology in music, even launching his own artificial intelligence label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gives Jonathan Daviss His Flowers For Portraying The Rapper In Upcoming Biopic The upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is currently in development under direction from Craig Brewer and Death Row Pictures' production. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Omarion Shows Off His Choreography For Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Fans weren't exactly feeling what he delivered. By Lavender Alexandria June 05, 2024
Music Pretty Ricky's Baby Blue Released From Prison Early Last year, Blue was sentenced to 20 months in prison in connection to a PPP scam. By Erika Marie February 07, 2023