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TV A$AP Rocky Hits "SNL" Stage Amid Big Streaming Success For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" is finally here, and it led to his biggest streaming day ever on Spotify amid other achievements. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
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 50 Cent Makes A Bold Promise To Claressa Shields 50 Cent has been targeting Claressa Shields on social media amid his ongoing feud with her partner, Papoose. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro Receives A Major Update From An Unlikely Source Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" in the coming months, and a new update suggests he is closer than ever to completing his mission. By Alexander Cole January 02, 2026
Music Pusha T's Proudest Of Kanye West & Pharrell Competing On The Same Album While Pusha T is much tighter with Pharrell now than he is with Kanye West, when it comes to solo albums, he's proudest of "It's Almost Dry." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Responds After Being Compared To Jeffrey Epstein 6ix9ine is set to return to jail next week, and during a stream with Adin Ross, he spoke about what it's going to be like for three months. By Alexander Cole December 31, 2025
Music YSL Woody Is Expecting A Child After Accident & Young Thug Drama Lil Woody was a big part of the YSL RICO trial as the state's prime witness, and he's dealing with more fallout than the Young Thug's scandal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Claims Drake Originally Wanted Her On “Rich Baby Daddy,” Not SZA In recent days, Nicki Minaj has thrown various jabs at SZA online, going after her appearance, career, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out 12-Year-Old Concertgoer Who Went Bar-For-Bar All Night During his wildly successful "Grand National" tour with SZA, Kendrick Lamar has signed fans' vinyls, met them backstage, and showed them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Refuses To Stream With Adin Ross After "MASA" Tour Concert NBA YoungBoy performed in New Orleans on Monday night as he continues to travel on his "Make America Slime Again Tour." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Gucci Mane's Wife Offered Him $1 Million To Turn Down "Verzuz" Battle With Jeezy Gucci Mane famously squared off with his long-time rival, Jeezy, during an episode of "Verzuz," back in 2020. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Breaks Down How His Fight With Ja Rule Started A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026