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Music Future Hilariously Pretends To Be An AI Model In Order To Avoid Interacting With Fans Future just became one of the first rappers to surpass 2 billion Spotify streams in 2025, so maybe he's on too high of a horse right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Won't Stop Teasing Another New Album Despite Grueling Wait For "MUSIC" Playboi Carti is coming off of another Billboard No. 1 debut for his new album "MUSIC," which pushed almost 300K units in its first week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Lil Durk Reveals Features & Tracklist For New Album "Deep Thoughts" Amid Prison Stay This new Lil Durk album features Jhené Aiko on the single "Can't Hide It," on which he reveals his marriage to India Royale. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Returns To Tokyo Following His Unhinged Twitter Tirade Kanye West couldn't be stopped on Twitter over the last week or so but is back in his happy place where he feels most at peace. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Streetwear Cardi B Can't Hide Her Frustration After Daughter Ruins $60K Birkin Bag Cardi B tried her best to contain herself over her Birkin bag, something she did not do when seemingly responding to Kanye West's dismissal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Another One! Kendrick Lamar & SZA Snag Fifth No. 1 Week For "luther" On Billboard Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar and SZA are catching flack and praise everywhere they go, whether for "luther," the Grand National tour, or other collabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Carl Crawford Shares His Side Of The Disastrous Megan Thee Stallion 1501 Fallout Carl Crawford, the founder and CEO of 1501 Entertainment, is revealing what went wrong between him and Megan Thee Stallion. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Music Loren LoRosa Moves Onto iHeartMedia Show In The Midst Of Jess Hilarious Drama Loren LoRosa previously confronted Jess Hilarious about her "The Breakfast Club" comments, trying to reach an understanding. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music French Montana To Dish Out $400k Over His Dog's Alleged "Vicious" Attack On Landscaper French Montana plans to appeal the ruling if he can't convince the judge to change their mind on the incident with his Tibetan Mastiff. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Reportedly Released From Prison And Transferred To Unknown Location NBA YoungBoy may have been transferred to a halfway house or back to his home if this is true, but we're still waiting on more reports. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Get Into Shouting Match Over Drake's UMG Lawsuit & Canceled Tour DJ Akademiks and Wack 100 have had sides in the never-ending Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate for a hot minute now. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Music Logic Claps Back After Maxo Kream Accuses Him Of Stealing His Song Logic previewed the upcoming song, "700 Club," during one of FaZe Adapt’s recent streams and it didn't sit well with Maxo Kream. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025