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Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Elite Company By Reaching 50 Billion Total Streams On Spotify Only a select few hip-hop artists have ever reached as many total streams as Kendrick Lamar now has on Spotify. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music 21 Savage Urges Drake To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake's "Her Loss" collaborator, 21 Savage, is like a lot of the former's fans right now. He's just as ready for "ICEMAN" as they are. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music Drake & Adin Ross Will Cover Funeral Costs Of French Streamer Who Died During Marathon Livestream The move comes as Drake continues to prepare for the release of his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Reviews Chance The Rapper "Star Line" Review In "Star Line," Chance The Rapper charts the difficult terrain of love, justice, and selfhood, crafting an album as restless and resolute as he is. By Aron A. August 19, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Lawyer & Uncle Break Silence After Latest Appeal Hearing Tory Lanez is behind bars after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion during an incident in 2020. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Posts Sweet Message & Throwback Photos For Fat Joe's 55th Birthday DJ Khaled and Fat Joe go back nearly three decades and have worked with one another since the mid 2000s, so it was nice to see this post. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine's Friend Ariela La Langosta Passed Away Via Gunshot Wounds Ariela La Langosta was confirmed dead on Sunday, August 17, with her body being found in her vehicle on the Cross County Parkway in New York. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Living Legends Rapper Aesop Has Passed Away Several of Aesop's fellow Living Legends members have been sharing tributes on social media after his passing. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Judge Orders That Young Thug's Luxury Belongings Seized From YSL Trial Must Be Returned Young Thug had several other personal items returned to him in February. But the government still had some other things in their possession. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025
Music Offset Builds Hype For New Album “Kiari” With Electric Boiler Room Listening Event Offset is currently preparing to unleash his third studio album, "Kiari," which is slated for release on August 22. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Confirms Release Date For New Album, "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt has a new album on the way titled, "Live Laugh Love," and it's dropping much sooner than fans may realize. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Diddy's Twin Daughters Caught On Video Getting Kicked Off County Fair Roller Coaster The incident comes as Diddy remains behind bars in Brooklyn, New York while awaiting his sentencing hearing. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025