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Music Playboi Carti’s “MUSIC” Becomes The First Rap Album Of 2025 To Sell Over A Million Units Playboi Carti’s wildly popular third album solidifies itself as one of the biggest releases of the year, just three months after it dropped. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Is Young Thug's "Twin," She Says In Post Advocating For His Freedom A new picture of Thugger in court for his RICO trial with YSL surfaced, and the St. Louis MC joined the club and saw the similarities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2023
Music Steve Lacy Lists His Influences Including Paramore, Faye Webster, Prince, & More Steve Lacy has shared his biggest influences for "Gemini Rights." By Cole Blake December 26, 2022
Original Content Latto Interviews Her Sister Brooklyn On "777 Radio": 5 Takeaways Latto and her sister Brooklyn Nikole cover family dynamics, cosmetic surgery, critics, supporting fellow femcees, and marriage goals. By Erika Marie April 27, 2023
Music YG's First Week Sales Are Abysmal And Fans Blame Kendrick Lamar There's a pattern emerging. By Elias Andrews August 27, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Claps Back At Fan Blaming Him For Drake & Future's Beef There's been a lot of speculation as to what really set the Drake and Future beef in motion, but many believe Metro Boomin is the source. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Kanye West's New "WW3" Single Becomes The Most Viral Song In Germany This is presumably Kanye West's lead single for his upcoming album "Cuck," although he's still changing a lot of details on the record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Migos Reveal Why Takeoff Was Absent From "Bad & Boujee" Quavo and Takeoff have finally addressed why Takeoff wasn't featured on the Migos' hit, "Bad and Boujee." By Cole Blake August 17, 2022
Music Lil Tracy Goes Off: "Fat Nick Gave Lil Peep A Hundred Percocets For His Birthday" Lil Tracy lives up to "Like A Farmer" and grabs the pitchfork. By Mitch Findlay October 19, 2018
Music Anthony Fantano Flexes His Rapping Ability On New Yuno Miles Song, "Take Me Back" Fans on social media have already been having plenty of laughs in response to Anthony Fantano and Yuno Miles' collaboration. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti Boast Impressive Setlist For "After Hours Til Dawn" Tour The Weeknd and Playboi Carti just kicked off their "After Hours Til Dawn" stadium tour in Arizona before a two-week break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Drake Celebrates His Head Of Security Chubbs On Instagram Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef Many folks tried to decipher a Kendrick Lamar diss in Drake's caption, but this is probably just an innocent celebratory post. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2024