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Music Consequence Clowned Over Attempt To Explain Michael Che & Kanye West Situation Kanye West's run-in with Michael Che in 2018 was recently detailed in the new documentary, " In Whose Name?" By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Miguel Pays Tribute To His Roots On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Miguel stands alongside new releases from Kaash Paige, Lizzen, and Jacquees on our latest "R&B Season" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Jim Jones, Maino, Dave East, & Fabolous Announce "Let's Rap About It" Podcast Jim Jones announced a new podcast with several NYC staples, including Fabolous, Dave East, and Maino. The first episode premieres on Monday. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Chris Brown And Summer Walker Share A Sultry Dance During "Take You Down" Performance By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Cardi B Proves She Wrote Diss Lyrics To JT Herself After Joe Budden’s Ghostwriter Claim Cardi B’s sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, achieved platinum certification by the RIAA on its release day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Music Cam'ron Says His Dame Dash Beef Is "At The Point Of No Return" Cam'ron explained on his "Talk With Flee" show that he feels like Dame Dash unnecessarily made their beef personal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music d4vd Cancels Europe & UK Tour Dates While Dead Body Scandal Heats Up While folks continue to speculate about d4vd and Celeste Rivas, authorities have not yet named a suspect or person of interest in her death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Is Now The Most Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Rap hasn't been as dominant in 2025 in terms of commercial hit songs, but even during a down year, Drake manages to be at the top. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Is Allegedly Dropping Some New Music "So Soon" By teasing this supposed anticipation, DJ Akademiks proved himself to be just as delusional as the rest of us Playboi Carti fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Cam’ron Takes Shots At Dame Dash In New Freestyle Amid Lawsuit This month, 50 Cent announced that he purchased the rights to "Paid In Full" and plans to turn it into a premium TV show alongside Cam'ron. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Climbs Charts After Missing Teen Is Found In His Tesla The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who went missing last year, was found in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025