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Original Content Who Is Erica Banks? Everything To Know About The "Buss It" Rapper Erica Banks is 1501 Entertainment's latest star and has reached a new level of fame following the #BussItChallenge. By Deja Goode January 13, 2021
Music Barack Obama Shows Major Love To Anderson .Paak Anderson .Paak makes waves upon receiving a presidential co-sign from Barack Obama and his good pal Kelly Slater. By Mitch Findlay January 13, 2021
Music Cardi B Says "WAP" Music Video Cost $1 Million The rapper is disclosing the hefty sticker price on a number of her music videos. By Madusa S. January 13, 2021
Music Royce Da 5'9" Tackles Lil Wayne's "Racism Does Not Exist" Comment Royce Da 5'9" reflects on Lil Wayne's "racism doesn't exist" comments, challenging the rapper's perspective with a clear example. By Mitch Findlay January 13, 2021
TV 50 Cent Reacts To His New Song Going #1: "I'm Still 50 Cent" 50 Cent's new theme song for "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" is the #1 most added song on urban radio. By Alex Zidel January 13, 2021
Numbers MF DOOM's Music Sees Massive 870% Boost In Streams Following the tragic death of the legendary MF DOOM, the enigmatic rapper's music saw a massive increase in streaming numbers. By Mitch Findlay January 13, 2021
Music Royce Da 5'9" Was "Embarrassed" By Grammy Nod After Criticizing Awards The Detroit rapper says that being nominated has given him a new perspective and he'll be less critical of the ceremony in the future. By Erika Marie January 13, 2021
Music Funk Flex Argues Drake Is Better Than Jay-Z, Talks Drizzy's 2009 Freestyle Flex explains his Drizzy v. Hov stance while also revealing that Drake's 2009 freestyle on his show years ago wasn't written by the rapper. By Erika Marie January 12, 2021
Music Keyshia Cole & Ashanti's "Verzuz" Gets Date: "Rain, Sleet... Let's Go" In just a few weeks, the R&B singers will finally appear on the hit virtual series. By Erika Marie January 12, 2021
Music Lana Del Rey Calls Out Media Outlets For Their Coverage Of Her Trump Comments In a lengthy statement and video upload, the singer claims that her quotes were taken "out of context" as she criticized the coverage of her BBC Radio 1 interview. By Erika Marie January 12, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg & Eminem Make Peace Snoop Dogg suggests that he squashed his feud with Eminem. By Aron A. January 12, 2021
Music Drake Offers A Glimpse Into His Studio Pandemic Life Drake provides a glimpse into his pandemic lifestyle in Martine Rose's one-time digital experience "What We Do All Day." By Aron A. January 12, 2021