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Music Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me" Jumps Back To Number 1 On The Hot 100 Harlow's newest single returned to the top spot after a month of Christmas songs. By Lavender Alexandria January 08, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Crowns Nicki Minaj The G.O.A.T. Of Young Money Fans are debating amongst themselves. By Tallie Spencer December 20, 2023
Music Kanye West Wants To Produce A Gospel Album For Destiny's Child Kanye West is trying to manifest a return album from Destiny's Child, hoping to produce a gospel record for Beyoncé & Co. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020
Music Kanye West Brings Back Sunday Service After Long Coronavirus Break Kanye West announces the return of Sunday Service, taking place weekly on his ranch in Wyoming. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2020
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Sports DeMar DeRozan Issues Unbothered Response To Drake’s Raptors Game Dig Drake went after DeMar DeRozan yesterday. By Caroline Fisher November 03, 2024
Music Key Glock’s Associates Face Felony Charges After Allegedly Bringing Guns To Governors Ball Two members of Key Glock's entourage, Joshua Crutcher and Dion Michaels, were taken into custody over the weekend. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Yung Miami Talks Diddy Romance & Says They're Both Single The City Girls hitmaker says they're dating, but they're also seeing other people. By Erika Marie September 26, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg Talks Gayle King On "Red Table Talk" Snoop Dogg sits down for a Red Table Talk conversation with Jada Pinkett-Smith, unpacking his controversial rant aimed at Gayle King. By Mitch Findlay February 26, 2020
Music FKA Twigs Says She Finished Her Album While Quarantined Using FaceTime FKA Twigs says she wrote the entirety of her upcoming album while isolated during the pandemic. By Cole Blake October 12, 2020
Music Travis Scott Suggests Mike Dean Will Be Heavily Involved With His New Album Many Travis Scott fans lamented Mike Dean's absence on "JACKBOYS 2," but it looks like the duo is back in business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026