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Music What Is Chief Keef's Best-Selling Album? Chief Keef struck gold on his debut album. By Axl Banks November 23, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Surpasses 10 Billion Spotify Streams Kendrick Lamar's most streamed album on Spotify joined an elite class of six other hip-hop-adjacent LPs on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2025
Sports Drake Loses $500K After Sean Strickland Stuns Israel Adesanya At UFC 293 It's another bad bet from Drizzy. By Ben Mock September 10, 2023
Music Trina Received An Aggressive Letter From PETA Before SeaWorld Performance Trina is the latest rap star to perform at SeaWorld, following a list of legendary all-stars like Fat Joe, Bow Wow, and Soulja Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals How He Put The "GNX" Tracklist Together Kendrick Lamar says he has more creative control over his albums than ever before. By Cole Blake February 09, 2025
Music BeyGOOD Donates $100,000 To Historically Black Colleges & Universities Beyonce's BeyGOOD is giving back to students. By Chantilly Post April 16, 2018
Music Usher Unveils Why He Had To Postpone His Early Tour Stops USHER made a lot of fans upset, but they may want to walk back their frustrations. By Zachary Horvath August 15, 2024
Music Gucci Mane Announces New Book & Album, "Episodes," With Author Kathy Iandoli Coming October 14 Gucci Mane announced plans for a biopic in 2017 to connect with his original memoir, 'The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.' By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fans Gather In Droves For "Whole Lotta Red" Deluxe Petition Over 30,000 fans and counting want a "Whole Lotta Red" deluxe, which sounds like easy money for Playboi Carti. But is it really that easy? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Wants Chris Brown To Perform At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Boosie Badazz's post about Chris Brown comes as Bad Bunny is gearing up to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Is Keefe D An Informant? Here’s What We Know About Diddy’s Alleged Implication In Tupac’s Murder By Axl Banks July 24, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg On Wanting To Be The "Dumbest" Person In His Circle "Steel sharpens steel." By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2023