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Music Summer Walker Brings Out SZA During Atlanta Concert The duo performed their collaborative track "No Love." By Thomas Galindo February 20, 2022
Music Drake Takes Some Pointed Shots At His Rivals During "FOMO" Livestream Drake made sure to take some shots at his rivals on Tuesday night, as his "FOMO" stream was finally premiered. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Azealia Banks Declares A$AP Rocky The Worst Rapper Of All Time Azealia Banks previously said that she is a better rapper than A$AP Rocky. By Aron A. July 28, 2026
Music Ebro Taunts Kanye West Fans Who Thought He'd Never Be Canceled In the wake of the U.K blocking Kanye West from entering the country, Wireless Festival has canceled this year's event. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Gucci Mane's Kidnappers Allegedly Flaunted Stolen Items On Social Media The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas expanded on Gucci Mane's alleged kidnapping connected to Pooh Shiesty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He’s Not Feeling Drake’s New “ICEMAN” Snippet During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his unfiltered take on a newly surfaced snippet of an unreleased Drake song. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Sports New York Knicks Championship Parade Features A Hip-Hop Float With Numerous Legends The New York Knicks are NBA champions and hip-hop is celebrating the occasion with its very own parade float. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2026
Music Drake Sets New UK Chart Record Following "ICEMAN" Album Trilogy Ahead of Drake's upcoming Billboard debuts in the United States for his "ICEMAN" trilogy, he just set a new milestone in the United Kingdom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Politics Rihanna's "Lewd" Super Bowl Performance Slammed By Louisiana Republicans Worried About Kendrick Lamar's Set Louisiana Republicans want the event to remain "family friendly." By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Ticketmaster Apologizes For “Unprecedented” Ticket Fraud At Bad Bunny Concert Ticketmaster has issued an apology to Bad Bunny fans who were denied entry to his latest concert. By Cole Blake December 11, 2022
Music Tupac Secures A Bunch Of Posthumous Platinum Plaques The RIAA reveals that Tupac's 1993 singles "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around" finally reach platinum status, and "Dear Mama" has officially gone triple platinum. By Joshua Robinson April 02, 2021