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Music Punch & Top Dawg Celebrate SZA Breaking Michael Jackson's Billboard 200 Record SZA's "SOS" album has been dominating the Billboard charts ever since its release back in December of 2022. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music 4batz Kicks Off His 2025 On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update On our "R&B Season" playlist update this week, 4batz's new single contrasts nicely with the new album from Eric Bellinger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music FKA Twigs Remembers Cooking For Former Rommates A$AP Rocky & A$AP Yams In A Los Angeles Apartment A$AP Rocky, A$AP Yams, and FKA Twigs released the debut Pretty Flacko mixtape and FKA's debut single while living in together. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Offset Reportedly Maced After Allegedly Punching Security Guard At Dispensary A security guard is reportedly believed to have pressed charges against Offset after being hospitalized over the rapper's dispensary visit. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Cam’ron Calls Out R Kelly & Kanye West For Putting A “Stain” On Chicago According to Cam’ron, Kanye West and R Kelly aren’t doing their hometown any justice with their bad behavior. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Sports Terence Crawford Admits He Once Wanted To “Choke” Trey Songz Over A Bet According to Terence Crawford, 50 Cent intervened before his tense encounter with Trey Songz got out of hand. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Streetwear Kendrick Lamar Named Chanel Brand Ambassador Kendrick Lamar cannot be stopped right now as he's now going to help highlight Chanel's upcoming eyewear endeavor. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Ken Carson Sits At The Top Of The Charts As "More Chaos" Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200 Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely promised a highly-anticipated joint album on the way. A recent update revealed the album in the works. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Delivers Update Amid Frightening Facial Paralysis Ordeal Lil Nas X has received an outpouring of support from fans and peers as he navigates his unexpected health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Keeps Fans On The Edge Of Their Seats With Another "UY SCUTI" Snippet Young Thug had fans a little split with his last album teaser a couple of weeks ago, but they seem to be enjoying this one more. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Absurd Claim About A "Part 2" With Kim Kardashian & Ray J Kanye West also dragged Kris and Caitlyn Jenner into his lewd Kim Kardashian and Ray J remarks, amping up his obsessive tendencies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits He "Hates" One Of His Classic Albums In Latest Jay-Z & Beyonce Rant Kanye West previously made insensitive comments about Jay-Z and Beyonce's twins, which he followed with "apologies," to a degree. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025