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Music Vybz Kartel Scores Small Win In Appeals Court Vybz Kartel gets a few years knocked off before becoming eligible for parole. By Aron A. April 19, 2020 23.8K Views
Music Wack 100 Claims He Actually Owns The Game's "Born 2 Rap" Royalties Wack 100 denied the possibility that The Game's "Born 2 Rap" royalties could now belong to his sexual assault accuser, since he himself owns these royalties. By Lynn S. April 19, 2020 33.0K Views
Music Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Is Officially On TIDAL Ahead Of 4/20 The iconic and game-changing debut solo album from Dr. Dre is officially set to hit all streaming services tomorrow. By Aron A. April 19, 2020 2.0K Views
Music French Montana Plans To Squash 50 Cent Beef On IG Live After squashing beef with Jim Jones, French Montana is inviting 50 Cent for the next episode of "Cocaine City DVDs Live." By Aron A. April 19, 2020 12.1K Views
Music Babyface Vs. Teddy Riley IG Battle Was A Massive Fail Babyface and Teddy Riley were expected to go song-for-song but technical issues prevented that from happening. By Aron A. April 19, 2020 9.4K Views
Music Westside Gunn Insists His Album Is Better Than DaBaby's: "Change My Mind" Westside Gunn shared a meme asserting that his album, "Pray for Paris," is better than DaBaby's "Blame It On Baby." By Lynn S. April 19, 2020 15.6K Views
Tech Travis Scott In-Game Fortnite Concert Might Be Happening Soon A Travis Scott in-game concert might be happening on Fortnite, according to some new leaks. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020 3.2K Views
Music DaBaby, Westside Gunn, & Playboi Carti Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist New albums from DaBaby, Westside Gunn, and The-Dream, an anticipated single from Playboi Carti, and some fire collabs have this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist looking stacked. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020 2.4K Views
Music Wiz Khalifa Has Big Plans For 4/20 Wiz Khalifa is celebrating 4/20 in quarantine by partaking in the WeedMaps virtual festival, and possibly dropping a new album, as well. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020 6.6K Views
Music The Game Loses Label & "Born 2 Rap" Royalties To Priscilla Rainey The Game owes Priscilla Rainey $7 million from a judgment that dates back to 2016. By Alexander Cole April 18, 2020 33.5K Views
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Doja Cat Is Cute AF Instagram Gallery: Highlighting just how cute Doja Cat is. By Rose Lilah April 18, 2020 71.2K Views
Music Drake's "Toosie Slide" Reportedly Breaks Insane Record On TikTok Drake's "Toosie Slide" dance challenge just became the "fastest music trend" in TikTok history, according to reports. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020 10.2K Views