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Music N.O.R.E Takes A Defiant Stand Against DJ Vlad Following disparaging remarks about Minister Louis Farrakhan, N.O.R.E has moved to distance himself completely from DJ Vlad. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Politics John Legend Implies Lil Wayne Is In "The Sunken Place" It's Election Day in the United States, and John Legend took a moment to call out Lil Wayne and fellow Trump-supporting rappers. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Music Chris Rock Assesses Today's Artists, Doesn't Know NBA YoungBoy He also loves Kendrick, J. Cole, and DaBaby, but questions if DaBaby has an entire album that he "can marinate on." By Erika Marie November 03, 2020
Music Spotify Offering Labels, Artist Boost In Algorithm For Reduced Royalty Pay Out The new tool will allow labels and artists to boost songs in Spotify's recommendations. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Politics 2 Chainz Finally Meets Obama: "Something To Scratch Off My Bucket List" The rapper revealed he was "jelly" that he had never met Obama in the past but was more than excited to get introduced at the Biden-Harris rally in Atlanta. By Erika Marie November 02, 2020
Music Wale Wants To Drop New Music This Week From the sound of it, Wale is itching to drop off some new music before the end of the week, sparking speculation that an album is imminent. By Mitch Findlay November 02, 2020
Music Nav Goes Full Poseidon With Aquatic "Emergency Tsunami" Cover Nav unleashes the entire force of the sea upon the unsuspecting masses in the epic cover for Wheezy-produced "Emergency Tsunami." By Mitch Findlay November 02, 2020
Music Lloyd Banks Ponders The GOAT Criteria After a fan challenges his position as a true GOAT contender, Lloyd Banks emerges to ponder the criteria behind the prestigious honor. By Mitch Findlay November 02, 2020
Original Content Lil Durk, It's Time To Go Pop Though forever a voice for the trenches, the past year of success has positioned Lil Durk for his rightful takeover. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Music Lil Nas X Slams Dave East For Homophobic Comments About His Nicki Minaj Costume Lil Nas X puts Dave East on blast for homophobic comments and butchering Patois. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Reveals Release Date For NBA Youngboy Collab The new Nicki Minaj and NBA Youngboy song will feature production from Mike WiLL Made-It By Alexander Cole November 02, 2020
Politics Eminem Endorses Joe Biden With "Lose Yourself" Ad For the first time in his career, Eminem has licensed his music to use in a political campaign ad, lending "Lose Yourself" to Joe Biden's cause. By Mitch Findlay November 02, 2020