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Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Returning To Top Of Hot 200 With Respectable Fourth Week Sales Numbers The excitement around Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" may be settling down now, but fans are still purchasing the project and quite a lot of them. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Pop Culture Pharrell And Louis Vuitton Become The Newest Targets Of PETA PETA is once again picking a fight with the fashion world for alleged animal abuse. By Lavender Alexandria November 08, 2023
Pop Culture Lizzo Shares New Y2K Inspired Outfit Amid Controversy Lizzo is back on social media again. By Lavender Alexandria September 20, 2023
Music Chris Brown Granted Honorary Doctorate In Visual & Performing Arts Harvest Christian University celebrated Chris Brown's decades-long influence on music, art, and entertainment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden Defends Russell Simmons As "Kind, Gentle, & Sweet" Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations Joe Budden says there's nothing that can be done "to make people stop loving Russell Simmons." By Cole Blake March 06, 2024
Music Clipse Lets God Sort Them Out On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have an all-star "Fire Emoji" update this week with Clipse, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, and many more guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Questlove Announces New Book "Music Is History" Questlove's sixth book "MUSIC IS HISTORY" will be dropping on October 12th, 2021. By Mitch Findlay April 14, 2021
Music 50 Cent Finally Gets Bra Thrown At Him On Stage 50 Cent is finally getting the Drake treatment. By Lavender Alexandria September 14, 2023
Music Schoolboy Q Starts New Blog Series As New Album Approaches "Blue Lips" is due to arrive next month. By Lavender Alexandria February 08, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Retells Funny Story Of Pharrell Catching A Secondhand High With Stevie Wonder Snoop's smoke sessions even cause secondhand highs. By Zachary Horvath October 25, 2023
Music Usher Tantalizes Fans With Possible Guest Appearances For Super Bowl Halftime Show, Says He Has Been Prepping For "30 Years" Usher says this has been in the making for three decades. By Zachary Horvath November 02, 2023
Music BIA & Denzel Curry Bar Up On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing "Fire Emoji" drops this week came from KAYTRANADA, Latto, Lupe Fiasco, Smino, Moneybagg Yo, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2024