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Music Offset's First Time Going Live On TikTok Results In Fans Sending Him Money Offset had never been on TikTok Live prior to this, and for whatever reason, fans felt inclined to gift him cash. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
TV Every Rap & R&B Star That Appeared In The “Power” Universe From Freddie Gibbs and Lil Durk to Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent has used the "Power" universe to introduce rappers into TV. By Aron A. October 09, 2024
Music Russell Simmons Hits HBO With $20 Million Lawsuit Over “On The Record” Documentary Russell Simmons accuses the filmmakers behind "On The Record" of ignoring evidence that could potentially dispute the allegations he's facing. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Drake Beats Out Kendrick Lamar On Top Spotify Artists List Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been going back and forth since 2024, and the Spotify Wrapped numbers tell an interesting story. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Original Content Eminem, Split Three Ways: The Persona, The Performer, The Survivor Eminem built three distinct personas. Slim Shady, Eminem, and Marshall each reveal how identity, pain, & performance shaped his legacy. By Erika Marie July 04, 2025
Music Drake's Stake Stream Announcement Has Fans Hoping For More "ICEMAN" Updates Drake's past Kick streams with Stake haven't led to much in the way of new music news, but fans are hoping that will change this time. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Harvey Levin Slams Diddy For Allegedly Betraying His Lawyer With Secret Video Netflix's new 50-Cent produced Diddy docuseries features a heated phone call between the mogul and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Cardo Gets Into It With PlaqueBoyMax After Making "Rap Dying" Statement PlaqueBoyMax has been involved in a fair share of beefs since getting more entrenched in rap, his biggest being with Fivio Foreign. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Pop Culture Bobby Brown Suffered 2 Heart Attacks, Nearly Drank Himself To Death Brown says the weight of his daughter Bobbi Kristina's death drove him to drink "a lot" causing his organs to "quit on my body." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Music Kodak Black Accuses His Children’s Mothers Of Using Fake Pages To Spread Drug Abuse Rumors Kodak Black's supporters have suspected substance abuse issues for some time now, but according to him, these are just rumors. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025