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Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Viral Janelle Monae Responds To Thirsty Fans By Reading Their Tweets If there's anyone who doesn't mind being open about love and lust, it's the "Age Of Pleasure" mastermind themselves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 19, 2023
Sports 50 Cent Roasts Floyd Mayweather's Reading Skills After Showtime Lawsuit 50 Cent's post comes as Floyd Mayweather Jr. is suing Showtime and former Showtime Sports president, Stephen Espinoza. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music YNW Melly & Kanye West's "Mixed Personalities" Goes Platinum YNW Melly remains a cultural phenomenon. By Mitch Findlay July 11, 2019
Music Jay-Z To Be Honored With President's Award At The NAACP Image Awards The NAACP will honor Jay-Z at the 50th NAACP Image Awards this weekend. By Aron A. March 28, 2019
Music Janelle Monae Announces New Album "Dirty Computer" With A Futuristic Trailer Janelle Monae is back with a new project on the way. By Chantilly Post February 16, 2018
Music Drake Says He Would Live In Phoenix For At Least A Month Would you want to live in Phoenix? By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2023
Pop Culture JoJo Attempts To Recreate Beyoncé's Iconic Dubai Vocal Riff For TikTok: Watch Since videos of the Houston native's $45M Dubai performance began appearing online, other singers have been trying their hand at recreating some of Queen B's biggest vocal moments. By Hayley Hynes January 31, 2023
Music Trippie Redd Previews New Zaytoven Produced "Walk And Talk" Trippie Redd readies another banger. By Mitch Findlay December 31, 2018
Music Cardi B Holds Her Own In Wild Twerk-Off With Male Dancer Despite Cardi B being pregnant with her fourth child right now, she can clearly still show off her moves without a fuss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music NLE Choppa, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay & Chika Connect In XXL Freshman Cypher NLE Choppa, Rod Wave, Chika, and Lil Tjay bless some Jetsonmade production for the latest XXL Freshman Cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 09, 2020
Music BIA Finally Breaks Silence On Cardi B Reference Track Allegations Earlier this month, Cardi B alleged that she passed on what became one of BIA's biggest hits, "WHOLE LOTTA MONEY." By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025