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Music Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion & Saweetie Are BBMA Finalists For Top Rap Female Artist Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie are in a tight race for the Top Rap Female Artist award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music Rod Wave Covers Drake's "Over My Dead Body" For NPR Tiny Desk Performance Rod Wave graces the NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert series with a performance of "OMDB," "Rags2Riches," "Streetrunner," and "Don't Forget." By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music Meek Mill Issues A Warning To His Fellow Rappers Meek Mill is already declaring that he will dominate the summer of 2021. By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music Russ Hits Studio With Timbaland & Scott Storch Russ reveals that he has been cooking up with Timbaland and Scott Storch, sharing a few pics from the stacked studio session. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music Big Daddy Kane Shares The Top 3 Of His Era On The Breakfast Club Big Daddy Kane hits The Breakfast Club and reflects on his history with Rakim, the lyrical greats of his era, and how young rappers secure the bag like never before. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music Funk Flex Reveals King Von Did Not Like "Lurkin" Instrumental At First Funk Flex tells the story behind his "Lurkin" collaboration with King Von. By Alex Zidel April 29, 2021
Music Gucci Mane Announces New Album "Ice Daddy" Gucci Mane announces his new album "Ice Daddy." By Alex Zidel April 29, 2021
Music Chris Brown Shares His Choreographed Take On The "Ski" Challenge Chris Brown shows off some impressive choreography for Young Thug and Gunna's viral "Ski" challenge. By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music JAY-Z Unveils Nas Playlist "Curated By The God Hov" JAY-Z pays homage to Nas by curating the "One Mic" TIDAL playlist, comprised of his favorite songs from the Queensbridge rapper. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music Fans Speculate That "The Harmonies By The Hive" On DJ Khaled's Album Is Beyoncé Fans theorize that Beyoncé is set to secretly appear on DJ Khaled's forthcoming album "Khaled Khaled" under the guise of "Harmonies by the Hive." By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Music Ghostface Killah Explains Why The New Generation Should Study The Past Ghostface Killah opens up about rap's new generation, encouraging younger artists to study history and focus on creating bodies of work. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Might Drop Back-To-Back: Fans React Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole's camps have both been teasing new music and fans are overjoyed. By Alex Zidel April 29, 2021