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Original Content Joey Badass Albums & Mixtapes, Ranked Joey Badass is a beast in the booth. We're revisiting his explosive catalog. By Wyatt Westlake April 13, 2023
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Is Now The Most Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Rap hasn't been as dominant in 2025 in terms of commercial hit songs, but even during a down year, Drake manages to be at the top. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Goes On Erratic Posting Spree After Viral Confrontations With Paparazzi Elicit Concern Justin Bieber recently made it clear to the paparazzi that he wants to be left alone after being stopped outside of his home and the beach. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Original Content Akademiks Vs. TDE Punch: Breaking Down The Feud Akademiks and Punch once again got into it on X following the spat between Nicki Minaj and SZA, but why are they beefing? By Devin Morton July 19, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reunites With HoodRich Pablo Juan After His Release From Prison Lil Baby was able to work with HoodRich Pablo Juan several times before the rapper's recent prison sentence. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music 21 Savage Promises He's Finally About To Release His Next Album 21 Savage didn't provide any further details on his next album, which will be his first since dropping "American Dream." By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Vows To Never Switch Up On Drake Following Their London Hangouts Drake has maybe been Sexyy Red's biggest fan, and she's reciprocated his support by firmly planting her flag in his camp. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025
Music Big As The What?: Kevin Durant Praises J Cole & Drake After Dreamville Boss' "cLOUDs" Single Kevin Durant praised Drake while reacting to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, so it's no surprise he did so after this J Cole cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Wears Swastika T-Shirt Around Los Angeles Following Bizarre Twitter Rant Recently, Kanye West was spotted out and about in Los Angeles wearing a t-shirt with a big swastika on it. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music DaBaby Gets $4 Million Bowling Alley Case Thrown Out, But There's A Catch DaBaby has been fighting off these assault allegations since 2022, but he finally is off the hook thanks to Brandon Bills' "lack of urgency." By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Pusha T Shouts Out Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, & Playboi Carti Pusha T discussed the Opium collective ahead of the release of Clipse's highly-anticipated new album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Ripped By Fans For Watching Knicks Game At Beyonce Concert Selena Gomez attended Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour but had her eyes on the NBA as well, much to the chagrin of fans. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025