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TV William Hung Net Worth 2024: What Is The "American Idol" Star Worth? Delve into William Hung's unconventional rise to fame, his enduring appeal, and how his distinct career path has shaped his net worth. By Rain Adams January 18, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Releases Full Drake & JAŸ-Z Debate With Charlamagne Tha God DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over alleged Roc Nation ties, JAŸ-Z and Drake biases, botting claims, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Jury In Lil Durk Trial Shown "Slide For King Von" Messages On Social Media Other updates on the Lil Durk trial include Brian Steel's cross-examination of OTF Jam, whose testimony held a lot of importance this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music Anderson Paak Files For Divorce After 13 Years Of Marriage Anderson Paak and his wife are separating. By Cole Blake January 13, 2024
Pop Culture Earl Sweatshirt Misses Mac Miller Earl Sweatshirt took to Twitter to reiterate how much Mac Miller meant to him. By Rex Provost June 04, 2022
Music 7 Biggest R&B Girl Groups Of The 1990s The great resurgence of girl groups in the 2020s are a testament to the influence of these 1990s icons. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023
Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Music Who Is Dave Free & What's His Relationship To Kendrick Lamar? Kendrick Lamar's business partner Dave Free has been mentioned quite a bit in Kendrick's recent beef with Drake. By TeeJay Small May 10, 2024
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Drake: A Complete History A longstanding cold war between two of the biggest figures in rap just went hostile. By Jibril Yassin December 14, 2018
Music Funk Flex Accuses DJ Enuff Of Accepting Payola Funk Flex took to X on Wednesday night, where he made some allegations against fired former Hot97 host, DJ Enuff. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Blueface Speaks Out After Being Swatted Again, This Time In Miami Blueface has been dealing with some swatting issues while streaming, and that won't be changing anytime soon. By Alexander Cole September 14, 2026