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Music Justin Bieber Sparks Concern With Lil Wayne FaceTime Reunion Justin Bieber's fans have had concerns about his wellbeing for months, and they've been reignited by a post about his check-in with Lil Wayne. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music Tommy Richman Checks Streamer For Asking Him To Sing “Million Dollar Baby” Tommy Richman got into a heated exchange with D Lou recently, earning mixed reactions from social media users. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Original Content Pride Month 2025: Artists Who Redefined Visibility In Hip Hop & R&B Coming out in rap hasn’t always been safe or celebrated. Yet, over time, artists like Frank Ocean & Lil Nas X forced Hip Hop to pay attention. By Erika Marie June 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Smash Yet Another Record Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA's track "Luther" has become the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Chxrry Becomes The "Main Character" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update comes courtesy of Chxrry, Leon Thomas, Justine Skye, KAYTRANADA, Terrace Martin, and Kenyon Dixon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hypes New Album Up After Bringing Travis Scott Out During The Weeknd Tour Gio Ramos and DJ Swamp Izzo, two close Playboi Carti sources, claimed that his "MUSIC" follow-up LP is already finished. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Viral DDG's Brother DuB Fights Troll At Dream Con Who Called The Streamer "Doo Doo Garbage" The man who called DDG "Doo Doo Garbage" at Dream Con said he wants to take legal action due to this fight with DuB. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Admits She Almost Quit Making Music Multiple Times Due To Constant Critiques Nicki Minaj recently sat down for a candid conversation with Vogue Italia, during which she also spoke on motherhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul And Tells Him He'll Never Be Loved Like Nipsey Hussle DJ Akademiks did not take kindly to having his name mentioned by Ab-Soul on Soulo's long-awaited response to the East Coast. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Wack100 & Adam22 Debate The Validity Of BossMan Dlow's Allegations BossMan Dlow burst on the scene in 2024 with his mixtape Mr. Beat The Road. It features "Lil Bastard" and "Boss Talk." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Slams Ice Of “The Joe Budden Podcast” After Joining Joey Bada$$ Beef Joe Budden's podcast co-host Ice recently threw some serious shade on Twitter, prompting a quick response from Hitta J3. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Viral Drake Gives Advice To Hopeful Directors Submitting Kai Cenat Music Video Ideas Kai Cenat will direct the next Drake music video, for which fans can submit treatments right now. Before doing so, Drizzy has game to share. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025