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Music T.I. Explains Defending His Catalog Against 50 Cent "Verzuz" Trolls The naysayers motivated T.I. to go hard on "The L.I.B.R.A." By Erika Marie October 20, 2020
Music Mario Doesn't Think There's Another Singer Who Can Compete With Him Vocally The "Closer to Mars" singer says he has "too much sauce." By Erika Marie October 19, 2020
Music Jennifer Lopez Gets Backlash For "Black Girl From The Bronx" Lyric A line from her track "Lonely" with Maluma where she calls herself "Negrita" has caused debate. By Erika Marie October 19, 2020
Music Billy McFarland To Tell All His Secrets In Fyre Festival Prison Podcast The incarcerated Fyre Festival organizer has released a trailer for "Dumpster Fyre." By Erika Marie October 19, 2020
Music Gillie Da King Blows Up On Wack 100 For Defending Birdman Things get heated between Gillie Da King and Wack 100 as they argued over Birdman's business practices. By Aron A. October 19, 2020
Music Lil Yachty Teases A "Big Announcement Coming Soon" Lil Yachty has his fans on high alert after sharing that he's got a big announcement coming up. By Alex Zidel October 19, 2020
Music KXNG Crooked Narrows Down The Suspect That "Killed" Slaughterhouse KXNG Crooked is still a fan of Slaughterhouse's "My Life," despite what anyone else thinks. By Aron A. October 19, 2020
Politics Beastie Boys Back Joe Biden By Letting Him Use "Sabotage" This is the first time the Beastie Boys have ever licensed their music for an advertisement. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2020
Numbers Gunna & Young Thug's "Dollaz On My Head" Goes Platinum Gunna & Young Thug prove that YSL gets it done with a new platinum plaque for "Dollaz On My Head." By Mitch Findlay October 19, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes Drops Apocalyptic "ELE 2" Trailer With "Extinction Level Event 2" on the way, Busta Rhymes comes through and shares an ominous teaser trailer. By Mitch Findlay October 19, 2020
Music Sauce Walka Quits Lean: "Fu*k Drank" Following his decision to quite lean after seven years, Sauce Walka shares an update on the latest phase of his journey. By Mitch Findlay October 19, 2020
Music 50 Cent Celebrates Pop Smoke's Return To #1 On Billboard 200 50 Cent reacts to Pop Smoke's "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" reclaiming the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. By Aron A. October 19, 2020