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Numbers MTV VMAs Ratings Drop To An All-Time Low Monday night's event fell short of last year's record-low. By Zaynab August 22, 2018
Music Wack 100 Recalls Snoop Dogg Fight & Other Death Row Stories From His Time There The music executive spoke to VladTV about his days with the legendary label, and how they got him interested in the music business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 11, 2023
Numbers Cardi B's "Up" Goes Platinum Cardi B's recent single "Up" has officially sold over one million album-equivalent units, landing the rapper another platinum track. By Mitch Findlay March 17, 2021
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Gave Away Thousands Of Dollars To His Family Members For Christmas Boosie was extra generous to his family members this year. By Lavender Alexandria December 26, 2023
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Sues Jaguar Wright Over Domestic Violence Allegations Brian McKnight vehemently denies abusing his ex-wife Julie McKnight despite Jaguar Wright's shocking allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Pop Culture Coi Leray's Claim She's Never Met Latto Debunked Coi Leray's claim that she's never met Latto has come under fire. By Ben Mock April 22, 2023
Music Kanye West's Sunday Service Stripped Of Charity Status Over Tax Issues Ye keeps taking hits. By Elias Andrews August 14, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Honors 2Pac By Releasing A New Limited-Edition Wine Snoop Dogg also starred in a promotional video for the wine release, which features new and archival footage. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals Plans For A Playboi Carti Collaborative Album Playboi Carti dropped his long-awaited new album, "Music," on Friday night featuring a number of guest verses, but Kanye West was not included. By Cole Blake March 16, 2025
Music Drake Breaks Kendrick Lamar's Record For Best-Selling Rap Tour Less than half of Drizzy's tour dates from 2023-2024, plus its J. Cole expansion, already surpassed the entirety of "The Big Steppers" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2023
Music BET, Sprite, & Kicksperience Partner For Event Highlighting Sneaker Culture The sneaker art installation was lit. By Erika Marie June 22, 2019