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Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Nears One Million Pre-Saves On Spotify A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated album, "Don't Be Dumb," is finally just days away. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Doesn't Want To Make Music About Prison After His Release Fetty Wap recently stopped by "The Breakfast Club" to reflect on his career and predict what's to come after his release from jail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Wack 100 Believes Diddy’s Career Will Bounce Back After Mixed Verdict In Federal Trial Last week, Diddy's trial came to an end after almost two months, and he was found not guilty of three out of five counts. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025
Music Beyonce Shouts Out Her "Husband" In Humorous Interaction During "Cowboy Carter" Tour Stop Beyonce once again brushed shoulders with an old part of her fandom's history, and she was all smiles during the exchange. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Pop Culture Nick Cannon Struggles To Remember All 12 Of His Kids' Names Nick Cannon has a total of 12 children that he's welcomed with several different women from over the years. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Announces New Book & Album, "Episodes," With Author Kathy Iandoli Coming October 14 Gucci Mane announced plans for a biopic in 2017 to connect with his original memoir, 'The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.' By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Amber Rose & Ray J Claim Tory Lanez Didn't Shoot Megan Thee Stallion Amber Rose recently joined Ray J's livestream to defend Tory Lanez in the Megan Thee Stallion case... And ask Ray to be less lewd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Cardi B Relishes In The Drama On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Cardi B's new album, our "Fire Emoji" playlist this week also highlights new releases from Lil Yachty and Hunxho. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Seeing Its Lowest Number Of Entries On The Daily Spotify Global Chart Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Kodak Black & Zoe Spencer's Awkward Livestream Interaction Goes Viral Fans have been criticizing Kodak Black for the way he behaved with Zoe Spencer during her recent livestream. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Young Thug & Lil Baby Can’t Succeed Without Gunna Young Thug and Lil Baby were recently spotted together, leading to speculation about what they could be cooking up. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Drake Shares Picture Of Adonis Rocking An OTF Chain From Lil Durk Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake February 25, 2026