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Music 11 Rap Songs That Are RIAA Certified Diamond These incredible rap songs have over 10 million units sold. By Demi Phillips June 05, 2023
Music Ebro Hits Lil Wayne With Harsh Reality Check After His Industry Complaints Lil Wayne recently called out the Grammys and Coachella for ignoring him, something Ebro Darden was not very sympathetic to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Original Content 17 More Rap Songs That Blew Up On TikTok Since our last breakdown of 17 essential TikTok hits, a new wave of artists and viral songs have emerged, so here are 17 more rap songs that blew up on the fan-favorite social media platform. By Joshua Robinson April 04, 2022
Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Machine Gun Kelly Responds To Homophobic Backlash Over His New Pop Single "Cliché" Machine Gun Kelly has a new single out called "Cliché" and it has been getting a whole lot of hate online these days. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Freestyles Over "Hard Knock Life" Beat He went crazy! By Tallie Spencer July 04, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Responds To Heavy STD Allegations Made By A Past Fling There could be some evidence that goes against Red's word. By Zachary Horvath December 03, 2024
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music The Official Playboi Carti's "I AM MUSIC" First-Week Numbers Are In Playboi Carti's I AM MUSIC was originally announced in September 2024 with a promise to be released in 2024. MUSIC is Carti's fifth album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Her Own "Meet The Grahams" Style Message For Jay-Z’s Alleged Son Nicki Minaj's X tirade continues, and recently, she set her sights on Jay-Z and his alleged secret son Rymir Satterthwaite. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music T.I. Hits Cinq Music With Lawsuit Over Catalog Deal T.I. alleges that Cinq Music is refusing to honor a contract they signed back in 2017 when he sold them part of his recorded music catalog. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Drake Reveals The Personal Reason Why He Had Beef With Ludacris The rappers are now on good terms. By Elias Andrews October 25, 2024