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Music Drake Is The Most Streamed Artist Of 2016 On Spotify Drake tops Spotify's top artists, songs, and albums for the second consecutive year. By Danny Schwartz December 01, 2016
Music Lil Wayne & Maitre Gims Spotted Shooting Music Video For “Corazon” Check out some photos & clips of Lil Wayne on the set of Maitre Gims' "Corazon" video. By Kevin Goddard April 30, 2018
Music Offset Opens Up About Takeoff’s Tragic Death In Emotional New “KIARI” Track Today, Offset unleashed his third studio album "KIARI," which features Gunna, JID, Key Glock, John Legend, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Confirms Release Date For New Album, "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt has a new album on the way titled, "Live Laugh Love," and it's dropping much sooner than fans may realize. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music RZA Suggests Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Name Their Third Child After Ol’ Dirty Bastard When asked why he thinks Rihanna and ASAP Rocky should name their child after Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA said "the legend must live on." By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Announces 15-City Tour Accompanying Comeback Album "Star Line" It's been a long journey from Chance The Rapper's the last album to "Star Line," so he's feeding fans properly with a tour as well. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music YSL Woody Holds Funeral For His Late Newborn Son Fans left behind tons of supportive and heartfelt messages in the comments section of YSL Woody's post on Instagram. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Faces Backlash For Sharing Donald Trump's Supposed Achievements It's far from the first time Nicki Minaj has spoken out in support of President Donald Trump in recent weeks. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Birdman Wholesomely FaceTimes Toni Braxton After Verzuz Battle Birdman and Toni Braxton's relationship has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but it seems like they are still in love and supportive. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Brutally Trolls Brandy For Abruptly Fleeing The Stage In Chicago Brandy has since put a statement out, blaming the incident on dehydration and a fear of fainting on stage. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Cam’ron Joins 50 Cent Onstage In Miami Amid Beef With Jim Jones & Dame Dash Both 50 Cent and Cam'ron are at odds with Jim Jones and Dame Dash, and their partnership appears to be stronger than ever. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music Cam’ron & Mase Question Why Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Are Covered Differently Than Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce In a recent podcast, Cam'ron and Mase compared the media's coverage of Cardi B and Stefon Diggs and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026