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Numbers NBA YoungBoy Passes 10 Billion YouTube Video Views, Has Been Platform's Top-Ranked Artist All Year YoungBoy Never Broke Again has officially passed 10 billion views on YouTube, where he has been the platform's #1-ranked artist every single week in 2022. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Drops "Freaky" Swimsuit Thirst Trap To Tease New Single Nicki Minaj teases her upcoming single, "Freaky Girl" featuring a sample of Rick James' "Super Freak." By Aron A. July 13, 2022
Original Content Drake’s "Honestly, Nevermind" Marks The End Of An Era Drake really did this? By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2022
Music John Legend Fondly Remembers "Bringing Hip Hop & Soul Together" With Kanye West The superstar singer reflected on the earlier days of his career when he and Ye were making magic in the studio. By Erika Marie May 20, 2022
Music "Old Town Road" Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube, Lil Nas X Celebrates Lil Nas X's career-defining "Old Town Road" has hit quite the milestone. By Rex Provost August 11, 2022
Music Jack Harlow's "Earliest Memory": Mom Playing "Late Registration" & Telling Him He Can't Say N-Word He recalls his mother giving him a pep talk before letting him listen to Kanye West's classic record. By Erika Marie May 20, 2022
Music Roddy Ricch's Wireless Festival Performance Of "The Box" Goes Viral: Twitter Reacts The crowd at Wireless Festival sang "The Box" word for word — including the n-word — during Roddy Ricch's performance. By Joshua Robinson July 12, 2022
Music BET Awards 2022 Performers: Chance The Rapper, Jack Harlow, Lizzo & More Babyface, Roddy Ricch, Joey Bada$$, Doechii, Chlöe, Giveon, and more will also be performing at the 2022 BET Awards. By Aron A. June 16, 2022
Music Lil Keed's "Snake" Skyrockets In Streams Following His Death Lil Keed's single "Snake" becomes his first song to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify. By Rex Provost May 18, 2022
Music YK Osiris Admits He Went Broke After "Worth It" YK Osiris revealed that he wasn't able to keep up with his spending habits following the success of "Worth It." By Aron A. August 04, 2022
Music Freddie Gibbs "Soul Sold Separately" Features Revealed: Offset, Rick Ross, Pusha T, & More Freddie Gibbs' upcoming album is going to have some big names involved. By Rex Provost September 04, 2022
Pop Culture The City Girls' Coachella Performance Included A Surprise Visit From Moneybagg Yo: Watch The first day of Coachella performances included some incredible surprises. By Hayley Hynes April 16, 2022