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Music Beck Reflects On 2015 Grammy Moment With Kanye West: "He Was Disappointed" Ye would later apologize to Beck for the awkward moment that occurred after Beck won Album of the Year. By Erika Marie August 13, 2020
Music Cardi B Responds To Carole Baskin's "WAP" Criticism: "You Killed Your Husband" The "Tiger King" star had much to say about Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion using animals in their music video. By Erika Marie August 13, 2020
Music Plies Finds Himself Trending After Cardi B Promotes His "WAP" Remix Plies may have just previewed the best "WAP" remix so far. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, & Lil Keed Get Us Bouncing This week's TIDAL Wave playlist update includes new music from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Keed, 2 Chainz, IDK, Rick Ross, Mach-Hommy, Aminé, NLE Choppa, and more. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Pop Culture John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Announce They're Expecting A Baby In "Wild" Video John Legend releases the new music video for "Wild," making a wild announcement at the end with his wife Chrissy Teigen. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Music K-Pop Star Yaebin Apologizes For Rapping N-Word During Nicki Minaj Singalong K-Pop star Yaebin, a member of the band Hinapia, sang the N-word while live-streaming a singalong of Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass," apologizing to her fans. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Music No I.D. Sells His Entire 273-Song Musical Catalog Legendary producer No I.D. has sold his entire catalog, which includes hits with Jay-Z, Drake, and Kanye West, to Hipgnosis Sounds. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2020
Music Action Bronson Squares Off With The Sauce On "Hot Ones" Beloved renaissance man and lyricist extraordinaire Action Bronson sits down for another go at the Hot Ones gauntlet. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2020
Music Nas Reveals New Album Title, Artwork, & Length The legendary Nas' anticipated new album gets an appropriately royal title, along with an elaborate cover to match. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2020
Pop Culture Boosie Badazz Roasted On Twitter Over Instagram Ban Reacting to Boosie's passionate plea to Mark Zuckerberg, fans did not hold back. By Noah John August 13, 2020
Random Cardi B Spent $100K On COVID-19 Testing For "WAP" Video With Megan Thee Stallion Cardi B spent over $100,000 on COVID-19 testing for the cast and crew of her raunchy "WAP" video with Megan Thee Stallion. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Music Jack Harlow, Mulatto, Polo G, & Other XXL Freshmen Read Mean Comments The 2020 XXL Freshman Class reads rude comments about themselves, including Jack Harlow, Chika, Mulatto, Lil Keed, Fivio Foreign, Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy, and more. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020