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Music Latto Gets Official But Disappointing First Week Sales For "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" While the success of Latto's new album isn't solely measured by commercial performance, many fans hoped for a bigger splash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2024
Music Young Thug Allegedly Tells Lil Durk & Lil Baby To Respond To Gunna On "Business Is Business" In Leaked Call The leaked audio also suggests that Young Thug's new album was supposed to drop the same day as Gunna's "A Gift & A Curse." By Aron A. June 23, 2023
Music Travis Scott Albums, Ranked Travis Scott has delivered some incredible projects, and we decided to rank them. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2023
Music Rappers Like Birdman: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug & More Explore the influence of Birdman on southern hip-hop, spotlighting artists like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Thug, Juvenile, and Future. By Jake Skudder June 29, 2023
Music Rappers Like Baby Keem: JID, Smino, Denzel Curry & More Explore the fresh wave of hip-hop artists like Baby Keem, JID, Smino, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty, and Kenny Mason shaping the music scene. By Jake Skudder June 28, 2023
Music D’Angelo’s Daughter Imani Breaks Her Silence On His Death In Heartbreaking Tribute D'Angelo passed away at the age of 51 this week following a long and private battle with pancreatic cancer. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Sports Adrien Broner Apologizes To Cam'ron After "It Is What It Is" Antics Cam'ron kicked Adrien Broner off of his podcast for making several inappropriate comments towards Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals Her Butt Reduction Surgery Caused Nerve Damage Cardi B had an open conversation about cosmetic surgery and people's perception of her body on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Secures Huge Win In Court As RICO Lawsuit Is Dropped Deon Best, otherwise known as D1, sued Diddy's mother Janice Combs for a whopping $33 million earlier this year. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Max B Has Finally Been Released From Prison Max B's original 75-year prison sentence went down to 20 after he was able to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Authorities Call 6ix9ine During Adin Ross' Stream To Make Sure He Doesn't Miss Curfew 6ix9ine is currently under house arrest for violating the terms of his probation after getting into it with a heckler at a mall. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025