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Numbers Adele Breaks Spotify’s Single Day Streaming Record With “Easy On Me” Chart Data reports that the song has already been streamed nearly 20 million times. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2021
Music Sexyy Red Goes All Out For Rolling Loud Miami, Speaks On Viral Pictures With Drake When it comes to the 6 God, the rapper said that she's used to getting courted all the time, which she definitely showed during her festival performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 22, 2023
Music Meek Mill Writes Candid Letter To His Younger Self: "Trust You Will Get Yours" Meek Mill pens an insightful piece. By hnhh October 03, 2018
Original Content Should Today's Hip-Hop Artists Study The Past? In light of MC Ren's claims that rappers need to be aware of their past to qualify as "artists", we take a look at the validity of that statement and see if it holds weight in today's industry. By Robert Blair June 05, 2019
Music Billy McFarland To Tell All His Secrets In Fyre Festival Prison Podcast The incarcerated Fyre Festival organizer has released a trailer for "Dumpster Fyre." By Erika Marie October 19, 2020
Music The Weeknd Snubbed With Zero GRAMMY Nominations The Weeknd was surprisingly not nominated for any categories at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards. By Alex Zidel November 24, 2020
Music YNW Melly's Lead Attorney Motions For Mistrial Reports indicate that the defense believes the jury to be tainted after unjust evidence was presented by the state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2023
Music Young Thug's "UY Scuti" Draws Mixed Reactions From Fans On Social Media Young Thug dropped "UY Scuti" as his fourth studio album and his first release since getting out of jail on Friday. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Thinks Drake & OVO 40 Seek "The Homie Treatment" From Trendy Celebrities Peter Rosenberg specifically accused Drake of latching onto the most popular media personalities of the moment without backing it up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2024
Pop Culture 2 Chainz & His Son Talk About Going To Space On Their Podcast 2 Chainz's son, Halo, schools him on the subject of astronomy. By Lawrencia Grose June 25, 2022
Music MoneyBagg Yo Talks New Album: Collab With Future HNDRXX, Polo G & Lil Durk Song MoneyBagg Yo talks about balancing "pain" and "gansta" music on his upcoming album, and he also reveals the strategic nature of his collaborations with Future, Lil Durk, and Polo G. By Joshua Robinson March 26, 2021
Music EarthGang & Kenny Beats Channel Neptunes Vibes On "The Cave" Freestyle EarthGang put in work over a Kenny Beats banger. By Mitch Findlay July 05, 2019