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Music Big Sean Has Finished Recording "Detroit 2" Big Sean takes to Instagram to confirm that his highly-anticipated album "Detroit 2" has wrapped up the recording stages. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2020
Music Singer Justin Townes Earle Dies At 38-Years-Old Justin Townes Earle has died at the age of 38-years-old. By Cole Blake August 23, 2020
Music Teyana Taylor, Brandy & Summer Walker Hold Down This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Another round of soothing R&B tracks to get you through the week including Teyana Taylor, Aminé, Lila Iké, Brandy, Alex Isley & more. By Aron A. August 23, 2020
Music Roddy Ricch Pulls Out Of VMA Performance Roddy Ricch and J Balvin won't be performing at the 2020 VMAs. By Aron A. August 23, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Postpones Shady Debut Following DJ Shay's Death Following the tragic news of DJ Shay's passing, Westside Gunn announces the release date for "Who Made The Sunshine" will be pushed back. By Aron A. August 23, 2020
Music JoJo Removes Tory Lanez From Album's Deluxe Over Megan The Stallion Shooting JoJo says she's removing Tory Lanez from the deluxe edition of her album out of respect for Megan Thee Stallion. By Aron A. August 22, 2020
Music Nas, Jay-Z & Pharrell Bless This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Nas taps Big Sean & Don Toliver for a highlight off of "King's Disease" and Pharrell connects with Jay-Z for his new single. By Aron A. August 22, 2020
Music Lil Durk Addresses Demand For Longer Verse On Drake Collab Lil Durk says even Drake wanted him to have a longer verse on "Laugh Now Cry Later." By Aron A. August 22, 2020
Music Chance The Rapper Offers Support To Megan Thee Stallion Chance The Rapper wants to see justice for Megan Thee Stallion. By Alexander Cole August 22, 2020
Original Content Kamaiyah Demands That You Respect Her Hustle As She Holds It Down For The West Coast EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bay Area rapper Kamaiyah caught up with us to talk about her Death Row dreams, hopes for a TDE link, being an authentic artist, and why she wants that Drake, Future, and Young Thug collab ASAP. By Erika Marie August 22, 2020
Music Nas Has No Beef With Doja Cat: "It's Bars, It's Lines" The rap legend added that it's "all love" and he has no problem with the "Say So" singer. By Erika Marie August 22, 2020
Music Eve Recalls Mase Rejecting Her Lap Dance At Strip Club & Listening To Her Rap The First Lady of Ruff Ryders told stories of what it was like being "the most protected female on the planet" with the crew. By Erika Marie August 21, 2020