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Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Becomes Fastest 2024 Rap Album To Surpass A Billion Spotify Streams Whether you love it or hate it, "GNX" is a great success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Says Heart Is Good But Needs To Rest In Latest Health Update Boosie Badazz has been battling various health issues since he was released from prison in 2014. He has diabetes. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music The Weeknd Signs With New Agency To Boost His Production Company The Weeknd was with CAA for four years after departing WME before resigning with the latter this week, expanding their original partnership. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Claps Back At Kanye West For Claiming To Have Invented Rage Music Kanye West previously argued that his song, "Blood On The Leaves," was one of the first-ever songs in the genre. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Daylyt Appears To Take More Shots At Joey Badass On New Song, "Backpack" Joey Badass previously challenged the entire West Coast on his song, "The Ruler's Back," earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Adam22 Adds Fuel To Wild "Cuck" Rumors About Kanye West Kanye West previously described his style of music as "cuck" and is even naming his next album after the idea. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Birdman Claims Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj's Careers Birdman's larger Cash Money imprint held Young Money, on which Lil Wayne led Drake and Nicki Minaj to massive success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Outkast & Salt-N-Pepa Are Hip-Hop's Latest Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Outkast and Salt-N-Pepa will join the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame alongside Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, and more this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music SZA Overtakes Adele With Staggering Record For A Billboard Top 10 Album SZA's "SOS" album from late 2022 has maintained its dominance even two and a half years after its release, something Adele can also boast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Appears To Go After Ex Daphne Joy In Fiery Father’s Day Post 50 Cent and Daphne Joy have been at odds for months now, ever since she was named in Lil Rod's lawsuit against Diddy. By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2025
Music Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Comment Sparks Wild List Of Nicknames Jack Harlow said in an interview that he "got Blacker" after dropping "Monica" and that comment has only backfired on him. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026