Kay Flock has been sentenced to 25 years in prison today after being found guilty in his gang RICO case earlier this year. On Tuesday (Dec. 16), the Bronx rapper was given 300 months in prison or 25 years by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, according to Inner City Press Senior Reporter Matthew Russell Lee. The guideline for sentencing was […]
The end of the year means a chance to look back and then plot a course into the future — which is what we did as a part of our year-end YouTube audience report. This series is spread across four articles examining the top performing Warner Music artists (a roster that UPROXX Studios represents exclusively) […]
Nicki Minaj lauded President Trump at a surprise appearance at a Turning Point USA event hosted by Charlie Kirk’s widow over the weekend. On Sunday (Dec. 21), the Queens, N.Y. rapper was a guest at Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Ariz. Nicki has previously opined positively about the POTUS on social media. She […]
Sabrina Carpenter superfans are already aware of “Such A Funny Way.” This summer, she released the song as a vinyl-only bonus track on Man’s Best Friend. In September, she briefly made the track available for digital download, writing at the time, “‘Such a Funny Way’ is a song i am so proud of. the sentiment […]
The Let’s Rap About It Podcast—Maino, Jim Jones, Fabolous and Dave East—are taking aim at 50 Cent on a new freestyle released on Christmas Day. On Thursday (Dec. 25), the quartet put out a new track called “Squatter’s Rights Freestyle.” On the track, the rappers-turned-podcasters each spit over a 50 Cent track. Maino goes first […]
If this year taught us anything, it’s that fans have the final say on which artists, albums, and genres owned the culture in 2025. The conversations they were having on social media and in group chats mattered just as much as any critic-approved list. As you can see from the chart below, artists under the […]
NLE The Great says he doesn’t want any problems following a run-in with YoungBoy Never Broke Again affiliates. On Tuesday night (Dec. 23), YB associates Ben 10 and OG 3Three shared footage on social media after they apparently bumped into NLE The Great, who has recently put out two YB diss songs. One video appears […]
Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it’ll be true in 2026, too. Looking at Warner Music Group’s top-performing videos of 2025 offers insight into both what the year in music looked like and how next year is shaping up. Of the year’s top ten videos, […]
Chrisean Rock gets another one of her Blueface-related tattoos removed and this one was for his eyes only. Chrisean continues to cut ties to Blueface and is in the process of purging the ink she had representing the Los Angeles rapper. On Tuesday (Dec. 23), footage surfaced of Chrisean getting a pelvic tattoo removed that […]
As we continue to unpack year-end YouTube data around Warner Music Group artists (who UPROXX exclusively represent in deals for channel sponsorships), we wanted to take a look at the top-performing artists and explore the narratives that help explain their dominance. In 2025, the artists who established themselves as top performers on the year-end charts […]