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Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Dame Dash Fires Back After Joe Budden Insists He Wasn’t A Roc-A-Fella Artist According to Joe Budden, he "didn't get a Roc-A-Fella penny," despite whatever Dame Dash has to say about it. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music YesJulz Claims Kanye West Scanned His Employees’ Brains According to YesJulz, Kanye West scanned his employees' brains to ensure they would reach their "highest potential." By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Ksoo Issues Message About Rats In The Rap Game Amid Murder Conviction Ksoo was charged with first-degree murder of fellow Florida rapper Lil' Buck over an alleged diss track and gang rivalry. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music YSL Woody Speaks Out From Hospital Bed After Frightening Dirt Bike Accident Grim rumors relating to this YSL Woody incident began to swirl, but thankfully, he's doing better and is conscious. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Rihanna To Release Special Anniversary Box Set With All Eight Albums Rihanna's hasn't dropped a new album since 2016, but we have to imagine fans are going to flock to this exclusive vinyl bundle. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Reportedly Saved A Man's Life In Courtroom Before Judge's Bond Denial While defense attorney Marc Agnifilo was disappointed in the judge's bond decision, he's happy with the Diddy trial's verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Attend Pharrell's Louis Vuitton Show In Paris Jay-Z and Beyonce's appearance at the event comes after they performed together on the "Cowboy Carter" tour. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Stops Hating To Heap Immense Praise On Will Smith Kanye West has periodically pressed pause on his hateful rants to show love to industry giants and Will Smith is the latest to get some. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025
Pop Culture Doechii Twerking To Doja Cat’s “Wet Va**na” Will Have You Ready To Catch Them On Tour The "Scarlet" tour kicks off on October 31st in San Francisco and will run through to mid-December. By Hayley Hynes October 17, 2023
Music Drake’s “For All The Dogs” First Week Sales Officially Revealed Drake's new album had the seventh largest opening day in Spotify history. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2023