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Music Pusha T Reveals Kanye West & The Neptunes Are Producing Next Album Pusha T drops some major details about his follow-up to "DAYTONA." By Aron A. December 08, 2020
Music Tay-K's "The Race" Deleted From YouTube Tay-K's hit music video for "The Race", as well as the entire Buffet Boys page, was seemingly deleted from YouTube. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2020
Music J. Cole Album Rumors Heat Up Zane Lowe reportedly said on his show today that "something big" is happening tonight, and everyone thinks J. Cole is finally dropping his album. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2020
Music Lil Baby Reveals His Booking Price Lil Baby might have lost a whole lot this year but he'll make it back quickly once he's back on the road again. By Aron A. December 08, 2020
Music Freddie Gibbs Credits Strong Arm Steady For His Incredible Album Run Freddie Gibbs takes a moment to show some love to Krondon, Phil Da Agony, and Mitchy Slick, citing "In Search Of Stoney Jackson" as one of his major influences. By Mitch Findlay December 08, 2020
Relationships DJ Paul's "Mafia Radio": DJ Clue Explains How He Hooked Up Cardi B & Offset In this week’s episode of HNHH & DJ Paul’s “Mafia Radio” Podcast, the legendary DJ Clue talks about how he hooked up Cardi B and Offset, tells stories about his work with LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Biggie, and more. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2020
Music B.B. King's Estate Responds To Lil Wayne & Drake's Freestyle Lil Wayne and Drake get the stamp of approval from the late blues legend's estate for "B.B. King Freestyle." By Aron A. December 08, 2020
Pop Culture Trey Songz Concert Leaves Ohio Club Facing Fines For Pandemic Violations After a live performance by Trey Songz, an Ohio Club could be facing major repercussions for violating social distancing guidelines. By Ellie Spina December 08, 2020
Music Nipsey Hussle's Estate Gets Final Appraisal: Report Nipsey Hussle's estate has reportedly been valued at $4.1 million as a final appraisal. By Alex Zidel December 08, 2020
Original Content Auto-Tune In Hip-Hop: A Brief History From T-Pain To Future Since its first iteration in the late ‘90s, Auto-Tune has, for better or for worse, turned into something of a Pandora’s Box. Today, we’re diving into the history of the controversial, ever-evolving pitch-correcting software. By Noor Lobad December 08, 2020
Music MixedByAli Cops Historic Death Row Recording Studio TDE engineer MixedByAli bridges the gap between two legendary west coast labels, having officially purchased the former studio of Death Row Records. By Mitch Findlay December 08, 2020
Pop Culture Chris Brown & His 6-Year-Old Daughter Team Up For TikTok Dance Chris Brown and his six-year-old daughter, Royalty, joined forces to record a TikTok dance to his and Lil Dicky's song, "Freaky Friday." By Ellie Spina December 08, 2020