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Music Erykah Badu & Jill Scott Set New Record For Most Viewers On A "Verzuz" Battle Erykah Badu and Jill Scott's "Verzuz" battle on Instagram live broke Teddy Riley and Babyface's previously set record, raking in nearly 750K viewers. By Lynn S. May 10, 2020 4.4K Views
Music R&B & Soul Icon Betty Wright Dies At 66 Soul and R&B star Betty Wright has passed away. By Aron A. May 10, 2020 2.2K Views
Music Benny The Butcher Explains Why He Wanted To Go Bar-For-Bar With Drake Benny The Butcher explains the significance of going bar-for-bar with Drake. By Aron A. May 10, 2020 14.2K Views
Numbers 6ix9ine Just Broke Eminem's Youtube Debut Record With "GOOBA" Tekashi 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" has garnered the most views in 24 hours for a hip hop video in Youtube's history, breaking Eminem's previous record with "Killshot" in 2018. By Lynn S. May 10, 2020 46.8K Views
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's "DUMMY BOY" Hits Massive New Milestone Tekashi 6ix9ine's music has received a wave of new support following his release from prison. By Alexander Cole May 10, 2020 10.3K Views
Music Nelly & Ludacris "Verzuz" Battle Is Happening Nelly and Ludacris will be the next opponents to go head-to-head in a hit battle over IG live as part of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz's "Verzuz" series. By Lynn S. May 10, 2020 5.0K Views
Music Live Nation To Test Dive-In & Fan-less Concert Experiences Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino discusses ways to restart concerts during the coronavirus pandemic. By Cole Blake May 09, 2020 2.5K Views
Music Eminem Names Lil Wayne On "Mona Lisa" As "Top Five Verses Of All Time" During their conversation on "Young Money Radio," Eminem told Lil Wayne that he had some of the "top five verses of all time" on "Mona Lisa." By Lynn S. May 09, 2020 33.2K Views
Music Joe Budden Blasted By Natalie Nunn Over 6ix9ine's Live The return of 6ix9ine spawns feuds that have little to do with the rapper himself. By Aron A. May 09, 2020 21.3K Views
Music Young Thug, Lil Durk, & Nav Lead The Way On This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist We've racked up our "Fire Emoji" playlist with cuts off Lil Durk and Nav's new albums, plus some highlights off Young Thug and Chris Brown's joint project. By Lynn S. May 09, 2020 2.0K Views
Music R. Kelly Responds To Azriel Clary Destroying Versace Jacket: Report In recent court documents, R. Kelly argues that he can't obstruct justice since Azriel Clary evidently despises him. By Aron A. May 09, 2020 37.6K Views
Music 50 Cent, Swizz Beatz, & More React To Death Of Music Exec Andre Harrell Tons of artists took to social media to mourn the loss of music executive Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Records and industry legend. By Lynn S. May 09, 2020 4.9K Views