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Music First Week Sales Projections For Kanye West's "Bully" Come In Well Below Expectations Kanye West's "Bully" was receiving some pretty strong first week sales projections, but a new update has quelled expectations. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music La Roux Backs Alleged Victim In Kanye West's "Horrific" Sexual Assault Case Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Drake Spits Against Fake Numbers And Views On Fresh "ICEMAN" Snippet Drake has absolutely no sympathy or remorse for his enemies. We'll see if "ICEMAN" is the revenge and betrayal story he's been building up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music GloRilla Has The WNBA All-Star Teams Dancing With Turnt Up Halftime Show At 2025 All-Star Game GloRilla delivered a must-see performance at this year’s Essence Festival alongside a lineup that included Lauryn Hill and Boyz II Men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Says Drake Treated Her And Her Friends Like A "Gentleman" While Taking Shots Sexyy Red was one of many special guests Drake recently brought out for his Wireless Festival takeover in London. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Cardi B As "Cardigan Backyardigan" & Other Artists' "Real Names" Is Latest Meme Who knew J. Cole's real name was "Julius Coleslaw?" By Alex Zidel August 31, 2018
Original Content Dr. Dre’s Top 10 Most Haunting Beats Few have mastered the art of the "Dark Banger" like Dr. Dre. By Mitch Findlay September 02, 2019
Original Content Ja Rule’s Career: The Highs & Lows Ja Rule's career, unpacked. By E Gadsby January 31, 2019
Music Sexyy Red Hits Chief Keef With A Wild NSFW Offer & Request Yet another entry in the Sexyy Red and Chief Keef romantic playbook. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2024
Music 2pac Once Got In A Screaming Match With Suge Knight Over $700k According To Music Video Director It wasn't all good vibes between Pac and Suge according to a new interview. By Lavender Alexandria November 17, 2023
Music TDE Manager Blames Kai Cenat’s Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show Criticism On Suite Drama Amid Rumors Drake Paid Him Kai Cenat recently accused the NFL of adding crowd noise to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music The Alchemist Confirms New Mobb Deep Album With Help From Nas RIP Prodigy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2025