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Music XXXTentacion Shares Radical New Look & Body Image Message XXXTentacion has changed in a big way. By Matt F September 20, 2017
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti Boast Impressive Setlist For "After Hours Til Dawn" Tour The Weeknd and Playboi Carti just kicked off their "After Hours Til Dawn" stadium tour in Arizona before a two-week break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Reacts To The Tragic Passing Of Lil Poppa Lil Poppa passed away late Wednesday morning, and his loss is weighing heavy on everyone from fans to veterans in hip-hop. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Willie Nelson Net Worth 2024: What Is The Country Music Icon Worth? Explore the legendary career of Willie Nelson, an icon in country music, his diverse artistic ventures, and his enduring legacy. By Rain Adams April 29, 2024
Reviews Kanye West "Bully" Album Review "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore. By Aron A. April 01, 2026
Music Diddy Spotted Walking Around Prison Yard As New Footage Surfaces Online Diddy still has a year and a half to go in his prison sentence, and as it turns out, the mogul is staying active behind bars. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Music Bhad Bhabie Reveals How AI Kanye West Diss Verse Leaked Online Bhad Bhabie broke down the making of her diss, including the controversial remix with an AI Kanye West verse. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Original Content Different Gods: Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Two Versions Of Hip Hop Power Drake & Kendrick shaped a generation of Hip Hop, each pushing the genre in radically different directions. By Erika Marie July 20, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Pregnancy Rumor Receives Massive Update While Cause Of Death Is Still Pending There are still a lot of unknowns in this Celeste Rivas/d4vd investigation, but one aspect of it was put to rest via a death certificate. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Reviews Baby Keem "Ca$ino" Album Review Baby Keem’s sophomore album peels back layers of personal trauma and family history, while finding cohesion and pop potential across a stylistically varied but emotionally focused project. By Aron A. February 25, 2026
TV Kai Cenat Reveals Lizzo Will Be One Of The Teachers At Streamer University Streamer University is set to begin, and Lizzo has been chosen as one of the professor's for Kai Cenat's latest project. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026