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Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Set To Keep Number One Spot In Second Week Drake's "ICEMAN" also led hip-hop to return to the top of the Billboard Global 200 songs chart for the first time since May of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music LL Cool J Calls Out Rappers For Chasing Clicks Instead Of Real Fans Social media has changed how artists approach music, but LL Cool J says the pressure to generate numbers can compromise creativity. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music Egon Hits Madlib With Federal Lawsuit As Friendship Crumbles Egon and Madlib's relationship has been taking a nosedive lately but things now seem to be irreparable with this new lawsuit. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Comedically Reacts To AI Video Of Him Body Slamming Bronny James Pooh Shiesty's bar on his new song "FDO" has translated into a running joke on social media and fans are getting creative. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Accuses HBO Of Owing Him $100 Million And An Apology Russell Simmons alleges that HBO has been "horrific and malicious" to him, and wants what he believes he's owed. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Clarifies His Role In The Unreleased Drake And Uzi Track "At The Gates" Yachty is denying any involvement. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Struggles To Answer If He Wants Lil Durk To Come Home Trap Lore Ross was recently on "The Real Report," where he didn't seem to want to give his true position on Lil Durk. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Music 10 Things You Didn't Know About SZA From writing songs for Rihanna to dropping out of college, here are 10 things you may not have known about talented R&B singer-songwriter SZA. By Caleb Hardy March 09, 2023
Music Videos Clipse Shares New Music Video For "F.I.C.O" The new music video perfectly fits the vibe of the song. By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Lawyer Mark Geragos Believes In "Potential" Early Release Contrary to what prosecutors are trying to maintain, Mark Geragos believes Diddy has a strong case to secure immediate release in his appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Calls Ebro “Thirsty” Over Private Conversation, Then Accepts Apology A dinner conversation put Kid Cudi and Ebro at odds after it reached the airwaves, though the disagreement was quickly resolved. By Erika Marie September 17, 2026