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Music Rich The Kid Says He Paid Nearly $1 Million To Get Out Of His First Record Deal Rich The Kid reveals he paid just under $1 million to get out of his first record deal. By Cole Blake February 06, 2021
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Joins Lil Wayne At Rolling Loud, Along With 2 Chainz & Gudda Gudda The YMCMB stars performed old favourites like "Bed Rock" and "Truffle Butter" during their set. By Hayley Hynes March 05, 2023
Pop Culture Chris Brown Called Out By Activist For Mocking Disabled People: Reactions Breezy receives backlash for walking unnaturally in a video. By Diya Singhvi March 03, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Earns High Praise For "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" Bars: Twitter Reacts “One thing about Nicki Minaj, you have to listen to the song 10x ‘cause of the bars." Lumidee and Saucy Santana praise "Red Ruby Da Sleeze." By Aron A. March 03, 2023
Sports Drake Reacts To Fan Offering Him Sex During Super Bowl Weekend Performance While he was on stage Friday night, the "Scorpion" rapper couldn't help but notice the salacious message an audience member typed out on her phone for him to read. By Hayley Hynes February 12, 2023
Pop Culture Scooter Braun Speaks On $300M Quality Control Deal With Coach K & P: Video The three industry executives spoke with Ari Melber about the landmark deal that merges Hybe with QC. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2023
Music Drake's "More Life" Shaped The Subsequent Years Of His Career The mixtape served as a template for many of Drake’s future releases. By Demi Phillips March 20, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Triples Down On Kanye West Response: "You Know How Many Rappers I Raised?" Boosie Badazz says he isn't getting his proper respect. By Cole Blake March 19, 2024
Streetwear Ice Spice Lands On The Cover Of "Billboard," Discusses Her Sudden Skyrocket To Fame & More Things are getting seriously Spicy this spring. By Hayley Hynes May 11, 2023
Original Content Who is Desiigner? Desiigner made headlines for exposing himself on a plane as his struggles with mental health continue. Here's a look at the rapper's life and career to this point. By Josh Megson May 05, 2023
Original Content Run The Jewels Albums, Ranked Together as Run The Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P have been on a historic run for the past decade. We've ranked each Run The Jewels albums from worst to best. By Wyatt Westlake April 26, 2023
Numbers Kendrick Lamar Has Reportedly Generated This Much Money From "Not Like Us" Kendrick is seeing some financial gain from his recent beef. By Alexander Cole May 16, 2024