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Music DJ Akademiks Crowns Rod Wave As "This Generation's Jay-Z" DJ Akademiks made the comparison not directly because of Rod Wave and Jay-Z's musical talents, but rather due to Rod's business moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" Now Has Over 1 Billion Streams On Spotify Alone Its month-long lifetime has already amassed the success that some albums spend months or years trying to reach. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 26, 2023
Pop Culture Scooter Braun: Sources Say Music Exec Is "Imploding," Unsavoury Revelations Expected To Come "It's a different world since the pandemic. You just can't be an asshole like that anymore," an insider dished to "Variety" today. By Hayley Hynes August 22, 2023
Music Master P Discusses His Relationship With Birdman: "We Never Tried To Destroy Each Other" Master P says that he and Birdman are an example of how to peacefully coexist. By Cole Blake July 19, 2023
Music Snoh Aalegra Responds To Sade Comparisons After Debate Causes Backlash The R&B singer was met with backlash after being compared to Sade, but she let it be known there is "only one Queen Sade Adu." By Erika Marie July 15, 2021
Music Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo" Reenters Billboard 200 Kanye West's 2016 album, "The Life of Pablo," is back on the Billboard 200 chart. By Cole Blake October 26, 2022
Streetwear Balenciaga Ridiculed Over Their $1,790 "Trash Pouch" Purse: "Name Brands Are A Bitch" The bags come in a variety of colours, and look as though they've just been pulled out of a very full trash bin. By Hayley Hynes July 30, 2022
TV Lizzo Performs "Truth Hurts" & "Good As Hell" For Eddie Murphy's "SNL" Episode Lizzo came through with two electric performances on "SNL." By Cole Blake December 22, 2019
Crime Kodak Black's Prison Guard Attack: Rapper Was High & Grabbed His Testicles Kodak Black was recently sentenced to forty-six months in prison. By Alex Zidel November 14, 2019
Music Travis Scott & Pop Smoke Are Cookin' Up Some Heat In The Studio Travis Scott locks in the studio with Pop Smoke. By Aron A. December 11, 2019
Sneakers Would You Pay $25K For Zion Williamson's Game-Worn Nike Shoes? Zion's shoes are in high demand. By Alexander Cole June 20, 2019
Music "Savage Mode II" Is Not An Official Pen & Pixel Cover Pen & Pixel's Shawn Brock reveals that the design they made for "Savage Mode II" was drastically changed for the final version. By Mitch Findlay October 15, 2020