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Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Babyface Ray Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? Discover Detroit rapper’s Babyface Ray's rise to fame, discography, and ventures leading to his impressive net worth. By Axl Banks February 06, 2024
Music Finesse2tymes’ 11-Year-Old Artist King Fires Back After Rapper Accuses Him Of Running Away King is sharing his side of the story. By Caroline Fisher December 25, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Unique Prison Release Conditions Finally Revealed Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Travis Scott Debunks Fan Who Claimed He Was Late To South Africa Concert Travis Scott performed for over 70,000 raucous fans in Johannesburg last night, although the scale of this show certainly impacted its prep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Nas Shows Utmost Respect To Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, SZA & More On De La Soul Snippet Nas is lending another feature during this "Legend Has It" run and this one lands on De La Soul's album that's dropping later tonight. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Finally Reveals Star-Studded Features For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Original Content 2 Chainz Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? Dive into 2 Chainz's journey that led to his net worth in 2023. Explore his music, entrepreneurship, and philanthropic endeavors By Jake Skudder January 01, 2024
Original Content The VanJess Break Up: What Happened? R&B duo VanJess has broken up, but one member will continue releasing new music under the name Amaka. By Paul Barnes April 10, 2023
Politics Joe Budden Predicts More Artists Will Publicly Support Donald Trump Budden believes more artist will support Trump for a check. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music Ray J Looks Determined Heading Into Court Amid Serious Health Problems Earlier this week, Ray J claimed that doctors told him he has just months left to live, thanking fans for their support. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026