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Music 21 Savage Plays Santa Claus To Atlanta Kids For Christmas 21 Savage is for the kids. By Aron A. December 22, 2020
Music Styles P Gives Tough Reality Check Over "We Gon Make It" Misunderstanding When faced with accusations of a "We Gon Make It" contradiction, Styles P responds by delivering a hilariously harsh reality check. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes & Eminem Went To War Making "Calm Down" Busta Rhymes reveals how Eminem continuously moved the goalpost during the creation of their competitive anthem "Calm Down." By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music MC Lyte & DJ Paul Talk DJing For Michael Jordan & Fruitful Meeting With Drake's Mom DJ Paul and MC Lyte swap stories on "Mafia Radio," including gems about DJing for Michael Jordan's birthday and how meeting Drake's mom led to a platinum plaque. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Says Producing For Eminem Was "Stressful" Royce Da 5'9" opens up about bringing a new element to the Bad Meets Evil dynamic, sending Eminem beats, and producing "Darkness." By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Asian Doll Attempts To Clear Air With Quality Control's CEO Following City Girls Beef Asian Doll gives a nod to Pee Thomas, Quality Control head honcho, following her beef with City Girls and Megan Thee Stallion. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2020
Pop Culture Orlando Brown Doubles Down On Nick Cannon Claims In New Freestyle Orlando Brown is back with a vengeance to prove to the world that he can really rap. By Veracia Ankrah December 22, 2020
Streetwear Everyone Is Wondering How Kanye West Feels About Playboi Carti's New Merch Playboi Carti released a new merch collection ahead of "Whole Lotta Red" with upside-down crosses, satanic symbols, and other vampire references. By Alex Zidel December 22, 2020
Music Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Doesn't Want Verzuz Smoke Ja Rule doesn't think a Verzuz battle against 50 Cent will come to light. By Alex Zidel December 22, 2020
Music Smoove'L Denies His "Demons & Devils" Bars Were A Diss To Pop Smoke He says he didn't write the lyrics about anyone and rejects social media trying to pit rappers against each other. By Erika Marie December 22, 2020
Music Cardi B Approves Of John Hopkins "WAP" Parody For "Wear A Mask Please" The university released a video where they paid homage to Cardi & Megan Thee Stallion's song to encourage the public to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Erika Marie December 22, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Shares "Whole Lotta Red" Release Date & Pre-Order Link Pre-order "Whole Lotta Red" now. By Karlton Jahmal December 22, 2020