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Music Hip-Hop Seeing Its Lowest Number Of Entries On The Daily Spotify Global Chart Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Lil Baby's Activity On Social Media Suggests New Music Is Coming Soon Lil Baby was supposed to drop a handful of projects following "WHAM" this January, but none of them have seen the light of day... yet. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Viral Who Was Summer Walker's Alien Date To The Atlanta Hawks Game? Summer Walker made similar headlines at the VMAs this year after bringing an older, unidentified gentleman as her date. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Lil Baby Brings Out YFN Lucci At Atlanta Concert And Fuels Rumors Of Squashed Beef There were rumors of not only a Lil Baby and YFN Lucci feud, but also speculation about the latter's conflict with Young Thug and YSL. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Music Maui Police Chief Seeks Apology After “Outrageous" Diddy Lawsuit Dismissal This week, a lawsuit filed against Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr earlier this year was dismissed by a judge. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Makes Surprising Cameo In Trippie Redd's New Music Video Trippie Redd just released a new single "Sketchy" and its accompanying music video, where Chrisean Rock is one of his "shorties." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music SpotemGottem Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper The meteoric rise of SpotemGottem, charting his net worth, impactful career, personal life, and philanthropic ventures. By Jake Skudder February 15, 2024
Music Future Confirms He Has A New Project On The Way Future fans have a lot to look forward to. By Caroline Fisher January 23, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Spotify Fires Back At Payola Allegations Over Its Discovery Mode Spotify is also facing another lawsuit accusing the company of turning "blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming.” By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Jay-Z Reveals "Heartbreak" And "Uncontrollable Anger" Over Tony Buzbee Lawsuit During a recent conversation with GQ, Jay-Z spoke at length about the Tony Buzbee civil case, and how it broke his heart. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026