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Music Kanye West Is On Drake's Tail After Hitting 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Drake already surpassed Kanye West by reportedly amassing over 2 billion Spotify streams so far in 2026, but Ye's next on the list. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Lays Out Strict Rules For His Fans During Club Appearance J. Cole was at the club to promote "The Fall-Off," after releasing the project as his seventh studio album, last Friday. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Calls Out GloRilla’s Sister After Bizarre TMZ Interview Finesse2tymes is one of many reacting staunchly to GloRilla's sister's claims that the Memphis femcee isn't helping their family financially. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music GloRilla's Sister Blasts Finesse2tymes While Glo Continues To Troll Her GloRilla's sister's accusations that Glo is financially neglecting her family caught reactions from Finesse2tymes and plenty of other rappers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music iHeartMemphis Arrested During Livestream After 11-Hour Police Standoff In recent days, iHeartMemphis has posted several concerning videos on Instagram, leading his supporters to worry. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music French Montana Thinks Drake & Rick Ross Will Eventually Squash Their Beef French Montana told Bootleg Kev the backstory behind the mythical "Splash Brothers" collab between him, Drake, and Rick Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Kid Cudi & Jim Jones Trade Blows Over Capo's "Day 'N' Nite" Claims Jim Jones claims his remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite" is what blew Cudi up, which he vehemently disagrees with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Lil Jon Confirms His Son Has Passed Away Lil Jon confirmed the passing of his son DJ Young Slade after he went missing in Georgia earlier this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Kanye West's Longtime Manager John Monopoly Addresses Ye's Mental Health Amid Kanye West's apologies for his antisemitism, his colleague John Monopoly gave fans a bit more context and insight into his current state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music 50 Cent Refutes Claim He Only Has One Good Album, Flaunts "Curtis" Success 50 Cent's 2007 album "Curtis" recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, and he's laughing at his longtime critics who downplayed it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music T.I. Confirms He's Retiring From Music After His Next Album T.I. released the Pharrell-produced track, "Let Em Know," as the lead single from his next album, "Kill The King," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026