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Music Lil Wayne Announces New “Tha Carter” 20th Anniversary Tour Dates Lil Wayne scheduled to hit the road again this summer, and he'll be joined by special guests 2 Chainz and The Game. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Sneakers StockX Just Revealed The Most-Bought Sneaker In Every US State StockX data reveals the most-bought sneaker by state since 2024, with a sleeper pair leading in 20 states. By Ben Atkinson May 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Shares Footage Of Drake Gifting Him OVO Owl Chain He's already shown that Drake gave him an iced-out chain, but now Akademiks has shared the moment he received the jewelry. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals Lil Baby Was Once Signed To YSL Records Young Thug says that Lil Baby was signed to YSL Records before he struck a deal with Quality Control. By Alex Zidel October 19, 2021
Sneakers Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" Receives Release Date The Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" returns at the end of 2026 celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic movie in a massive retro release. By Ben Atkinson January 14, 2026
Music Drake Beats Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spotify Record With "ICEMAN" Intro Drake's "ICEMAN" boasts the second-highest debut for a rap album in Spotify history, and its intro surpassed Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reveals He No Longer Speaks To Frank Ocean In New Interview Earl Sweatshirt announced the anticipated surprise album, Live Love Laugh, last week with a featureless tracklist. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Original Content Benzino: A Brief History Of Beef Sizing up some of the biggest disputes and beefs involving the former Source co-owner. By Jibril Yassin November 06, 2019
Music Kanye West Delivers Epic Setlist During Night One Of His SoFi Stadium Series Kanye West performed in front of a packed house at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, and fans were treated to an all-time great setlist. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Joe Budden Responds To Drake Claiming He Slept With Joe's Girlfriend Drake took some shots at Joe Budden on "1 AM In Albany," and the retired rapper has since given a response. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Relationships Whitney Alford Posts Hilarious Kendrick Lamar Throwback On Her 40th Birthday Whitney Alford celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday, and she did so with some throwbacks of Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026