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Pop Culture Drake Narrowly Beats NBA YoungBoy For Most Streamed Artist Of 2022 So Far Drizzy and YB are followed by names like Taylor Swift, Juice WRLD, The Weeknd, and Kanye West. By Hayley Hynes May 29, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown's "Breezy" First Week Sales Projections Breezy isn't expected to debut at No. 1 due to a surge in Bad Bunny streams and new releases from Lil Durk and country artist Luke Combs. By Hayley Hynes June 25, 2022
Music Kanye West Appears At Rolling Loud Miami With Lil Durk, Performs Kid Cudi Collab After canceling his headlining spot and being replaced by his former friend Cudi, Ye disrupted the festival with a surprise appearance. By Erika Marie July 23, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Walks Off Rolling Loud Stage After Fans Keep Throwing Items At Him The understandably irate rapper issued a warning for the audience to stop because he'd been hit with something, but they didn't listen. By Erika Marie July 23, 2022
Music Ravyn Lenae & Doechii Are In "Xtasy" On Our "R&B Season" Playlist Several R&B divas came through with silky smooth new music this weekend. By Hayley Hynes September 18, 2022
Pop Culture Mike Dean Accused Of Leaking Kid Cudi’s “ENTERGALACTIC” Album With An Unpleasant Surprise Fans have been speculating online that producer Mike Dean could have something to do with the leak after his recent beef with "Mid Cudi." By Hayley Hynes September 18, 2022
Music Beyoncé Sends Flowers To Robin S After Sampling Her Song In "Break My Soul" Beyoncé recognized Robin S for her contributions to music with a special gift. By Lawrencia Grose June 25, 2022
Pop Culture Young Dolph's Children, Partner, & Key Glock Attend Jackson State University In His Honor JSU named their tunnel after the late Memphis rapper. By Lawrencia Grose September 18, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Drama’s Generation Now Label Expands Deal With Atlantic Records The Atlanta-based label imprint has taken another step in their joint venture with Atlantic Records. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 25, 2022
Music Ludacris' Manager, Chaka Zulu, Arrested For Murder: Report Chaka Zulu, Ludacris' manager, has reportedly been arrested for murder in connection to a shooting in June. By Cole Blake September 18, 2022
Music Ciara On Her Upcoming Album: "I Want To Make The World Dance" Ciara hinted at what fans can expect from her upcoming album while appearing on the cover of the latest issue of Ebony Magazine. By Cole Blake September 17, 2022
Music EST Gee & Jack Harlow Are Giving Out "Backstage Passes" On Our "Fire Emoji" Update Which new tracks will you add to your streaming rotation this weekend? By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2022