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Music XXXTentacion's "?" Album Breaks Absurd Record With 12 Billion Streams XXXTentacion's iconic album, "?," continues to be wildly popular to this day, almost seven years after his death. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Nicki Minaj Admits She Almost Quit Making Music Multiple Times Due To Constant Critiques Nicki Minaj recently sat down for a candid conversation with Vogue Italia, during which she also spoke on motherhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Young Thug Teases “UY Scuti” With New Taurus-Produced Snippet Fans are looking forward to Young Thug's upcoming album "UY Scuti," which does not yet have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025 1296 Views
Music Cassie Allegedly Considered Jumping From A Hotel Balcony To Flee From Diddy Cassie's relationship with Diddy has continued to be a focus for witnesses testifying in the Bad Boy mogul's criminal case. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025 1056 Views
Politics DJ Akademiks Reflects On Pleading With Donald Trump Jr. For An NBA YoungBoy Pardon U.S. President Donald Trump recently pardoned NBA YoungBoy and also commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 894 Views
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul For Being Legally Blind Ab-Soul referenced wanting to slap DJ Akademiks in a diss track aimed at Joey Bada$$ amid his feud with the West Coast. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Cassie Allegedly Brought Up Jay-Z When Encouraged To Leave Diddy Earlier this week, Diddy's former assistant Capricorn Clark took the stand during his long-awaited federal trial. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025 3.1K Views
Music Cardi B Allegedly Goes Ballistic On Hazel-E For Spreading Allegations About Her Promiscuity Hazel-E has launched a lot of accusations and critiques against Cardi B over the years, whether about the rap game or her relationships. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 3.6K Views
Politics Chance The Rapper Calls Larry Hoover A "Political Prisoner" While Addressing Commutation Chance The Rapper and Larry Hoover both rep the city of Chicago, and the former took to social media to address the latter's commutation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 1455 Views
Relationships Kanye West & Bianca Censori Put PDA On Full Display In Sensual New Video Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have been making headlines for their public antics for a number of years. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025 1.6K Views
Music DMX Memorabilia Auction Earns Legal Threat From Late Rapper’s Estate Online auction house GottaHaveRockandRoll is currently offering 30 priceless pieces of DMX memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025 1113 Views
Music Suge Knight Advocates For Diddy's Acquittal In Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight previously predicted that President Donald Trump might pardon Diddy if the court hands down a conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 1232 Views