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Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Becomes Fastest 2024 Rap Album To Surpass A Billion Spotify Streams Whether you love it or hate it, "GNX" is a great success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2024
Music Who Is CJ Francis IV? The Rapper Accused Of Allegedly Ghostwriting For Kendrick Lamar CJ Francis IV became enmeshed in the current rap feud due to claims he ghostwrote a Kendrick Lamar song. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi April 26, 2024
Music Diddy's Team Denies Reports That He Was Caught Drinking Alcohol In Prison Reports of Diddy allegedly drinking homemade alcohol behind bars followed his promise to commit to his sobriety journey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Hearing Future For The First Time In "Magic City" Docuseries Drake appeared as a talking head in the Starz documentary "Magic City: An American Fantasy" to discuss his first time hearing Future. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Fans Are Giving Up On A$AP Rocky Following His Latest Comments On "DON'T BE DUMB" Fans have been feeling this way about A$AP Rocky for the last year, so this now begs the question, "Will he scrap the album?" By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Rema Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Star Explore Rema's net worth in 2024. From chart-topping hits to brand endorsements, discover how the Nigerian star amassed his wealth. By Jake Skudder February 08, 2024
Original Content Doe Boy Talks "Oh Really" Debut, Working With Moneybagg Yo & Being More Than A Street Rapper Doe Boy's the latest face of Cleveland, and he's putting the city on his back. Ahead of the release of his debut album, "Oh Really," he detailed Future and Southside's guidance, his aspirations in film and television, and why 50 Cent remains one of his biggest inspirations. By Aron A. January 26, 2022
Music Dame Dash Reveals He Was Upset With Hype Williams Over Aaliyah's Death Dash claims Lenny Kravitz offered Aaliyah his jet after she complained about the plane she was flying in. Hype allegedly took Kravtiz's jet instead. By Erika Marie August 25, 2021
Music A$AP Rocky's Babushka Trend Started As A Way To Cover A Face Injury The Babushka was all strategy. By Chantilly Post January 24, 2019
Music The Weeknd's "After Hours" Production Credits Revealed The Weeknd's anticipated "After Hours" album features production from himself, Metro Boomin, and more. By Mitch Findlay March 18, 2020
Music R. Kelly Searches Spike On XHamster, Porn Site Takes Stand Against Video xHamster warns anyone searching for R. Kelly's sex tape that the video is both immoral and illegal. By Aron A. January 15, 2019
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti Join Forces On "00XO" Deluxe Edition For "Hurry Up Tomorrow" These preorders for The Weeknd's upcoming album include two bonus tracks. Does this mean Carti's finally dropping? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025