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Music Future Fans Debate First Day Spotify Streams For "The Real Me" Some fans were impressed by Future's first-day Spotify streams for his new album, whereas others think "The Real Me" flopped. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Politics OVO 40 Predicts January 6 Delaying Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” Release In Old Clip 40 was onto something. By Caroline Fisher August 09, 2024
Streetwear Billionaire Boys Club & A Tribe Called Quest Tease Exclusive Collaboration BBC & ATCQ team for an exclusive look. By Chantilly Post March 06, 2018
TV Lil Mama Doesn't Want Fake Love & Disingenuous Tributes When She Dies Following the passing of Michael K. Williams, Lil Mama stresses the importance of giving people their flowers while they can still smell them. By Joshua Robinson September 07, 2021
Music Chlöe Bailey Draws "Baby Beyoncé" Comparisons After Dropping Debut Single Chlöe Bailey has been dubbed a "baby Beyoncé" by many fans following the premiere of her debut solo single. By Alex Zidel September 10, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Passionately Argues That Drake Needs Hits On "ICEMAN" Recently, folks in Drake's circle have encouraged him to ditch the hits for more bar-heavy tracks, but DJ Akademiks completely disagrees. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music D4vd Accuses Celeste Rivas Of Threatening To Kill Him Texts from around the time of Celeste Rivas' death were read in court as the preliminary hearing involving D4vd continues. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Pop Culture Harvey Mason Jr Net Worth 2024: What Is The Recording Academy CEO Worth? Exploring Harvey Mason Jr.'s journey from music production and songwriting to film supervision and philanthropy. By Rain Adams February 05, 2024
Music J Cole Makes Young Fans’ Day With Generous Gift Fans are praising J Cole for the wholesome moment. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2024
Music Kanye West's Stadium Recording Studio For Rent At $50K Per Hour Remember when Kanye West lived at a stadium while recording "Donda"? Now you can rent the studio for a *small* fee. By Erika Marie January 31, 2023
Society Chika Bashes Trump With New Politically Charged "Richey v. Alabama" Rap For Women's Rights Wow. By hnhh May 23, 2019
Music Skepta, Bon Iver, & More Credited As Writers On Kanye West's New Albums Kanye West's two new albums featured plenty of notable guest writers. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2018