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Music Akademiks Still Isn't Convinced That Drake Is Bigger Than Michael Jackson After "ICEMAN" Drake recently surpassed Michael Jackson's record for #1 songs on the Hot 100 but Akademiks isn't convinced that his favorite artist is bigger than the King Of Pop. By Aron A. May 27, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Secure Solid First Week Sales For New Album "Alfredo 2" This is the biggest debut sales week for both Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, which is a great achievement to see. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Postpones Camp Flog Gnaw Due To Heavy Storm In L.A. Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will now take place next weekend, which is sad news for folks traveling for it right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Finally Releases "Act 1" & "Act 2" On Streaming Both of these Jay Electronica projects now appear on Apple Music, although only one of them is available on Spotify at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Appears To Target Beyonce During Bizarre Stationhead Rant According to Nicki Minaj, she'd have no problem kicking certain artists "right in the throat," even if she plays their music on Stationhead. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Joe Budden & Jim Jones Discuss The Issue Of Strip Club Inflation Joe Budden says that he brings his own $1 bills when he goes to the strip club to avoid paying massive ATM fees. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Original Content Ludacris & Nate Dogg Made One Of Hip Hop's Greatest Collabs With "Area Codes" Released at a pivotal moment for both artists, "Area Codes" became the perfect showcase for Ludacris' charisma and Nate Dogg's unmistakable voice. By Erika Marie July 03, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Admits He Was Terrified During Casanova Confrontation At Barclays Center According to 6ix9ine, he was severely outnumbered when he clashed with Casanova's crew at Barclays Center in 2018. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Mo3's Alleged Killer Gets Trial Delayed While Yella Beezy's Case Sees Problems Prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy hired hitman Kewon White to kill Mo3 in Dallas back in 2020, and they are facing separate trials. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Usher & Chris Brown Kick Off "R&B" Tour With Massive Setlist We will see if Usher and Chris Brown keep this extensive momentum up for the remainder of their "Raymond & Brown" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Blames Moneybagg Yo For His Latest Arrest Finesse2tymes was recently arrested on drug charges in Dallas, and he thinks Moneybagg Yo could allegedly be behind it. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Rick Ross Has A Blast With His New Girlfriend During Trip To Target Rick Ross and his new girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick, made their red carpet debut at the launch of his RR22 brand, earlier this month. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025