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Music Hip-Hop Seeing Its Lowest Number Of Entries On The Daily Spotify Global Chart Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music How "Yo! MTV Raps" Defined A Generation Of Hip Hop The classic TV show awarded fans an up close view into Hip Hop’s finest. By Demi Phillips September 19, 2023
Music Kim Kardashian Reveals How Long It’s Been Since Her Kids Have Heard From Kanye West During her recent appearance on "Call Her Daddy," Kim Kardashian got brutally honest about her co-parenting relationship with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Charleston White Backs Nicki Minaj In Cardi B Beef Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's recent Twitter fight led Charleston White and many others to revisit this near-decade-long debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Australia Lineup Officially Unveiled Rolling Loud announced their return to Australia earlier this year and now we know who's going to be bringing the vibes in 2026. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Trial Reveals Tory Lanez’s Father Made Payments To Milagro Gramz Megan Thee Stallion is currently suing gossip blogger Milagro Gramz for allegedly spreading falsehoods about her shooting. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Spotify Fires Back At Payola Allegations Over Its Discovery Mode Spotify is also facing another lawsuit accusing the company of turning "blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming.” By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Pras Will Face Between 15 And 20 Years In Prison In Foreign Conspiracy Case Pras was previously convicted of conspiracy, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Young Thug & YFN Lucci Link Up At A Nightclub After Squashing Beef The hatchet burial of Young Thug and YFN Lucci has been controversial and divisive, but at least they won't have any future issues for now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Remembering Foolio: A Rising Star's Tragic End Jacksonville rapper Foolio was tragically killed in an ambush on his 26th birthday, marking a devastating end to his rising career. By Rain Adams June 24, 2024
Music Tekken Player Named "Joe Budden" Gets Kicked Out Of Tournament For Toilet Paper Antics This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers His Review Of Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s “Grand National” Tour DJ Akademiks attended Kendrick Lamar and SZA's recent performance in Detroit, and has a lot to say about the experience. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025