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Music Kanye West Is On Drake's Tail After Hitting 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Drake already surpassed Kanye West by reportedly amassing over 2 billion Spotify streams so far in 2026, but Ye's next on the list. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music A Tribe Called Quest: Where Are They Now? A Tribe Called Quest's members have been quite busy outside of their disbanded group and we're checking out what they've been up to. By Paul Barnes January 10, 2024
Music YouTube Explains Decision To Pull Streaming Data From Billboard Charts According to Lyor Cohen, Billboard's recent rule change "doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today." By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music LUCKI Sued By EMPIRE For Alleged Contract Breach After Releasing Song Via Rival Distributor LUCKI is facing a lawsuit from EMPIRE after allegedly breaching his contract by releasing music through rival distributor UnitedMasters. By Tallie Spencer October 23, 2025
Music Kehlani's Gaza Endorsement Leads To Cornell University Removing The Singer From Slope Day Concert Kehlani has supported Gaza on numerous platforms such as her highly praised performace at NPR's Tiny Desk series. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweets Result In New Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has posted several offensive tweets about Adolf Hitler, Nazis, and more over the past few weeks. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Regains The Crown As Female Artist With The Most No.1s After "Outside" Cardi B has dominated the charts with her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, and has also secured huge features with new artists. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Young Thug & Gunna Timeline: YSL Records, RICO Case & Beef One of contemporary hip-hop's most successful duos might be sworn enemies now. How did this happen? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 13, 2024
Music Doja Cat To Keep Impressive Charting Streak Alive With "Vie" Compared to her last couple of albums, there is a dip in sales, but Doja Cat is still slated to debut high on the Hot 200 with "Vie." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Footage of Fatboy SSE's Arrest Surfaced On Social Media: "I'm Gucci" Fatboy will be back soon. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 12, 2025
Music Rapper Quez 2RR Pleads Guilty After Sneaking Machine Gun Into Maternity Ward Federal law enforcement reportedly searched Quez 2RR's home this February and allegedly found guns linked to various crimes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Doja Cat Admits She's Furious About The Media Twisting Her Image Doja Cat's since-deleted post comes after a viral clip from the "Rap Life Review" podcast had fans debating her past controversies. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025