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Music Young Thug Previews “UY Scuti” With Another New Snippet Amid Delays Young Thug's fourth studio album "UY Scuti" is slated for release on September 26 after being pushed back out of respect for Cardi B. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals Why She Ripped Bia To Shreds On “Am I The Drama?” In Cardi B's new song "Pretty & Petty," she goes in on Bia for her appearance, career, background, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Climbs Charts After Missing Teen Is Found In His Tesla The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who went missing last year, was found in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Sneakers A$AP Rocky And PUMA Unveil Bold “Animal Print” Collection The A$AP Rocky x PUMA “Animal Print” collection launches October, blending motorsport energy with high-fashion sneaker and apparel designs. By Ben Atkinson September 19, 2025
Music Brandy Records Vocals For Kehlani's New Hit "Folded" Brandy ruled the 90s with her radio hits and television show, Moesha. She is best known for her duet with Monica, “The Boy Is Mine.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 19, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Has A Killer Theory On Why Jay-Z Stopped Rapping Ironically, Memphis Bleek claimed just last month that Jay-Z is working on new music. If his theory's correct, then that scenario bodes well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Lizzo Blasts Sampling Laws As "Racially Charged" Policing Of Black Creatives Lizzo recalled the origins of hip-hop, its disadvantage against established industry genres, and early sampling controversies in the genre. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Lil Kim Shows Love To Chris Brown By Attempting “It Depends” Challenge Social media users are praising Lil Kim for giving Chris Brown the recognition he deserves during her Cousinz Festival set. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Relationships Stefon Diggs Says He Wants A Baby Boy With Cardi B And Is Already Thinking Of Names Cardi B announced that she and Stefon Diggs are expecting during an interview with Gayle King on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Cardi B Gives DoorDashers Early Access To New Album "Am I The Drama?" A clip of a DoorDash biker blasting Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama?" is another example of her creative rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Finally Releases "Act 1" & "Act 2" On Streaming Both of these Jay Electronica projects now appear on Apple Music, although only one of them is available on Spotify at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025