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Music Kodak Black Announces New Album "Kill Bill" Kodak Black readies a brand new album while he's behind bars. By Aron A. April 04, 2020
Music Drake, DaBaby, & Tory Lanez Highlight This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Drake, DaBaby, and Tory Lanez all came through with hot new singles this week to add to our specially-curated "Fire Emoji" playlist. By Lynn S. April 04, 2020
Music NLE Choppa Is Done Taking "This Music Sh*t" Seriously NLE Choppa vented to his fans on Twitter about how fed up he is with "this music sh*t," declaring that he's done taking any of it seriously. By Lynn S. April 04, 2020
Music Wiley Challenges Drake To Go Song-For-Song On IG Live Wiley will not be doing the "Toosie Slide" anytime soon. By Aron A. April 04, 2020
Music 9th Wonder Defends Jay-Z's GOAT Status 9th Wonder argued for Jay-Z's standing as The Greatest Of All Time, emphasizing that Hov wrote seven songs off "The Blueprint" in one weekend. By Lynn S. April 04, 2020
Music The-Dream Shares Release Date For Anticipated "Sextape 4" Album The-Dream already gave us the tracklist, but now he's back to let us know that "Sextape 4" will hit streaming services this month. By Erika Marie April 04, 2020
Music Diddy Told DJ D-Nice His IG Live Party Had Him Soberly "Drunk Texting" Diddy was partying with over 100K others who tuned in to watch DJ D-Nice on his IG Live and ended up drunk texting without even being intoxicated. By Erika Marie April 04, 2020
Music Justin Timberlake Fans Stunned To Learn Marsha Ambrosius Was On His Song Justin Timberlake scored a Grammy with "Cry Me a River," but this week, thousands of fans were surprised to learn Marsha Ambrosius sang a beloved part of the song. By Erika Marie April 03, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Shares The First Rap He Ever Wrote: "It Was Trash" Tory Lanez chatted with the kids from "Arts & Raps" and shared the first rap he ever wrote—bars he now calls "trash." By Erika Marie April 03, 2020
Music Ashanti Celebrates 18 Years Of Her Self-Titled Debut Album Ashanti penned a lengthy post for the 18-year-anniversary of her self-titled debut album, boasting that it remains the fastest selling R&B debut by a female artist. By Lynn S. April 03, 2020
Music 6ix9ine's Upcoming Albums Detailed Tekashi 6ix9ine is reportedly allowed to record new music while on home confinement, and he is already working on two new albums. By Alex Zidel April 03, 2020
Music Here Are The IG Live Battles Happening This Weekend Starting tonight, rap fans can check out a few key IG battles taking place over the course of the weekend. By Mitch Findlay April 03, 2020