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Original Content Jay-Z Perfected The Art Of The Lead Single Given everything he's accomplished as hip-hop's first billionaire, it's almost hard to imagine Jay-Z as a free-spirited bachelor setting fire to the charts. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 8.8K Views
Music The Weeknd's "After Hours" Has No Features "After Hours" will solely include vocals from The Weeknd while the singer hopes this project will help people through the Coronavirus pandemic. By Aron A. March 19, 2020 4.0K Views
Music Lil Uzi Vert Teases Unreleased Playboi Carti Banger Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti may be back on good terms after the former retweeted an unreleased collaboration of theirs. By Alex Zidel March 19, 2020 10.3K Views
Music Rick Ross Clears 7-Figure Debt With IRS: Report Rick Ross is in the clear after coughing up $1.5M in back taxes to Uncle Sam. By Aron A. March 19, 2020 5.0K Views
Music Lil Uzi Vert's "Lo Mein" Recorded In Midst Of Nerf Gun Fight Lil Uzi Vert's "Lo Mein" producers recount the process behind recording the song. By Aron A. March 19, 2020 3.1K Views
Music Tory Lanez Teases "New Toronto 3" With Murderous Bars Tory Lanez is keeping his blade to the grindstone with some savage bars from "The New Toronto 3." By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 8.7K Views
Music Royce Da 5'9" Reveals Why Eminem Picked "You Gon' Learn" Royce Da 5'9" thanks White Gold for putting "You Gon Learn" on Eminem's radar, ultimately leading to a "Music To Be Murdered By" placement. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 13.6K Views
Music Krayzie Bone Calls 6ix9ine The Most "Overrated" Rapper Krayzie Bone offers his take on the game's most "overrated" rapper, setting his sights on the rainbow wonder himself, Tekashi 6ix9ine. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 3.6K Views
Reviews Jay Electronica "A Written Testimony" Album Review While a fully-fledged solo debut continues to elude us, Jay Electronica and Jay Z have served up a fascinating collection of cerebral, forward-thinking hip-hop. By Robert Blair March 19, 2020 10.2K Views
Music Eminem Appearing On Mike Tyson's "Hotboxin'" Podcast Tonight Following a hilarious reunion in the "Godzilla" video, Eminem will be appearing on "Hotboxin' With Mike Tyson" tonight, airing at 6 PM PST. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 4.6K Views
Music John Legend Promises New Album Is Coming Last night, John Legend staged a wholesome concert on Instagram Live and confirmed that a new album was on the way. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2020 1059 Views
Music Eminem Crowns Winner Of #GodzillaChallenge Eminem has announced the grand prize winner of his #GodzillaChallenge on the Triller app, as well as the five runner-ups. By Lynn S. March 18, 2020 8.3K Views