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Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Surpasses 10 Billion Spotify Streams Kendrick Lamar's most streamed album on Spotify joined an elite class of six other hip-hop-adjacent LPs on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2025
Music Young Thug Claims He Bought Gunna’s #1 Spot Over The Weeknd In New Audio Audios of Young Thug’s phone conversations have been released throughout the week as he is questioned for “snitching.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 31, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Tyla Music Video Shoot In London Reportedly Threatened By Man With A Knife A crew member on set of Travis Scott and Tyla's video shoot was reportedly threatened by a man who allegedly had a knife in his hand. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Drake Gave Fans An R&B Odyssey With Wireless Night One Setlist Drake brought out a lot of special guests for his first 2025 Wireless Festival slot, including Lauryn Hill and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Last "Grand National" Show In North America Was As Great As You'd Expect Before hitting Europe later this summer, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard ended their North American leg with a wondrous display of balance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces He's Dropping An Album On July 4th NBA YoungBoy has been in high demand ever since getting out and being pardoned by Donald Trump in late May and now, he's fully delivering. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne Explains The Backstory Of His Infamous Donald Trump Photo Lil Wayne says he wasn't worried about possible backlash to his decision to pose with Donald Trump. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Nearly Slips Up On Stream With Alleged Revelation About Chief Keef Bhad Bhabie previously claimed to have allegedly had an affair with Chief Keef back in December of last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits He "Hates" One Of His Classic Albums In Latest Jay-Z & Beyonce Rant Kanye West previously made insensitive comments about Jay-Z and Beyonce's twins, which he followed with "apologies," to a degree. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Can't Hold Back Her Emotions While Holding Son Chrisean Jr. In Church Chrisean Rock is trying her best to move on and heal from her previous drama, whether it's related to Blueface or her public antics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Wack 100 Reveals How He Could Have Saved Drakeo The Ruler’s Life According to Wack 100, he was "100 deep" at the Los Angeles music festival where Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025