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Music Kodak Black Claims He's Never Felt Real Love Amid Disturbing Maranda Johnson Allegations Kodak Black has drawn a lot of headlines for his antics recently, and fans just hope he's staying healthy amid all the drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music I-Octane's "God & I" Album Secures #1 Spot On Apple Music's Reggae/Dancehall Charts I-Octane's lyrics often speak to the struggles of everyday people. He balances that realism with messages of hope, faith, and resilience. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Beyonce's Daughter Adorably Copies Her Dance Moves During "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyonce kicked off her highly-anticipated tour in Los Angeles, late last month, and will be performing through July. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts Kanye West's Surprising First Week Sales Numbers For "DONDA 2" DJ Akademiks has platformed Kanye West's chaos a lot in recent months, whether that's their interview or Ak's recent Kardashians rant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Deeply Honest About Why Most Rappers Are Struggling On The Charts DJ Akademiks believes there are a handful of key factors playing into the lack of variety hip-hop is seeing on the charts. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Shares Heartfelt Message About Devastating Nightclub Roof Collapse In Dominican Republic Cardi B recently asked her fans to pray for those affected by the collapse of the Jet Set nightclub roof in Santo Domingo. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Breaks Apple's R&B/Soul First-Day Streaming Record Drake, alongside PartyNextDoor, make a new Apple Music record. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Gets Dropped By His Talent Agent Following His Insensitive Behavior On Social Media Kanye is starting to suffer some consequences for his actions. By Zachary Horvath February 11, 2025
Music Drake's OVO Crew Watches Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl In Australia During Tour The owls are always watching. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2025
Music DJ Hed Claims Kendrick Lamar Is "Not Holding Back" Anymore After Super Bowl & Grammys Run K.Dot is done playing around, it seems. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Irv Gotti Passes Away At 54 Irv Gotti was the legendary founder of Murder Inc. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Mother Issues Devastating Statement After Murder Trial Conviction She still feels the rapper's absence. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025