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Music Ne-Yo & Nick Cannon Debate "Verzuz" Between Usher & Justin Timberlake Ne-Yo and Nick Cannon discussed the possibility of a "Verzuz" battle between Usher and Justin Timberlake, and who they think would take the crown. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Music 50 Cent Expresses Regret Over How Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo's Careers Played Out In 50 Cent's book "Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter," he spoke about why Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo never were able to amass the same amount of success as himself. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Music Ludacris Talks His Influence: "I Think I Brought A Certain Light To Hip Hop" Ludacris has a career that has lasted decades, and the rapper chopped it up with "The Mogul Mixtapes" to speak about how he's impacted hip hop. By Erika Marie May 06, 2020
Music Geto Boys' Willie D Details Why He's More Successful Than Michael Jordan Geto Boys' Willie D speaks on Chamillionaire's encounter with Michael Jordan. By Aron A. May 06, 2020
Music Keyshia Cole Can't Get Mary J. Blige To Agree To A Collaboration Keyshia Cole said she's tried to get Mary J. Blige on a track, but her efforts over the years have failed. By Erika Marie May 06, 2020
Music Nav Drops Trailer For "Good Intentions" Nav channels a nocturnal philosopher in a promising new trailer for his upcoming album "Good Intentions." By Mitch Findlay May 06, 2020
Numbers Meek Mill & Drake's "Going Bad" Goes Quintuple Platinum Meek Mill and Drake's reconciliatory anthem "Going Bad" continues to act as a sales juggernaut. By Mitch Findlay May 06, 2020
Music Lil Tjay Shows Off New Music With Pop Smoke & Fivio Foreign Lil Tjay previews new music with Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign, which releases this week on his "State Of Emergency" project. By Alex Zidel May 06, 2020
Music Pitchfork Music Festival 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19 The 2020 Pitchfork Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place over the July 17-19 weekend, has officially been cancelled due to COVID-19. By Lynn S. May 06, 2020
Reviews Drake "Dark Lane Demo Tapes" Review As Drake reaches a point in his career where he’s broken records, collected plaques, and has dozens of trophies to his name, we're left wondering what "Dark Lane Demo Tapes" actually contributes to his illustrious career. By Aron A. May 06, 2020
Music DMX Wants To Go Song-For-Song Against Jay-Z If DMX was to participate in a "Verzuz" battle, he would choose to go against the GOAT. By Aron A. May 06, 2020
Music 88GLAM Are Not Breaking Up Despite rumors suggesting that they had broken up, 88GLAM has officially put their foot down on the matter. By Mitch Findlay May 06, 2020