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Numbers The Weeknd Showered In Platinum RIAA Certifications The Weeknd adds several new platinum RIAA certifications to his brag sheet. By Joshua Robinson March 11, 2021
Original Content Eminem And Cancel Culture: An Incomplete History In the wake of TikTok's attempts to banish Slim Shady once and for all, we take a look at how Eminem has not only thrived when surrounded by controversy, but continuously escaped "cancelling." By Robert Blair March 11, 2021
Numbers Drake & Future's "Life Is Good" Nears Diamond Status Following a ninth platinum certification, Drake and Future are one step closer to "Life Is Good" joining the diamond club. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Music Royce Da 5'9" & Joell Ortiz Talk Griselda & Eminem Collaboration Royce Da 5'9" and Joell Ortiz reflect on working with Eminem on "Music To Be Murdered By" and the similarities between Griselda and Slaughterhouse. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Music 2 Chainz Announces Documentary & Several New Songs 2 Chainz makes it abundantly clear that his work ethic is unparalleled, teasing a slew of new songs and an upcoming documentary. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Numbers Lil Uzi Vert's "Eternal Atake" Surpasses 2 Million Units Sold: Report Lil Uzi Vert's sophomore album 'Eternal Atake' has reportedly reached double platinum status. By Joshua Robinson March 11, 2021
Music NBA Youngboy Allegedly Turned Down Lil Baby Feature For No Good Reason DJ Akademiks says Youngboy Never Broke Again turned down a Lil Baby feature because he didn't feel like making music. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2021
Music Lil Durk & Lil Baby Apply Pressure: "So Soon..." Lil Baby and LIl Durk's recently announced collaboration tape appears to be coming "soon," though little else has been revealed. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Pop Culture MF Doom NFT Auction Heading To Illust Space Illust Space is hosting an NFT auction for MF Doom's signed augmented reality masks. By Joshua Robinson March 11, 2021
Music Dr. Dre, Notorious B.I.G, & King Tee Were Supposed To Collaborate Former Aftermath rapper Hittman reflects on the collaboration that might have been between Dr. Dre, Notoriois B.I.G, and King Tee. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Numbers Distributor Was Considering "Pay-For-Play" Streams For G-Eazy & More: Report In an explosive and thoroughly-researched piece from Rolling Stone, the inner workings of third-party stream-manipulation services -- and the labels that consider them -- are revealed. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Music Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Verzuz Date Announced Raekwon and Ghostface Killah will face off for the next Verzuz. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2021