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Music Roddy Ricch's Feature On "DONDA" Addresses His Past Frustrations With Kanye West Roddy Ricch clears the air once and for all about his Kanye West Grammy rant. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky's Romance Heats Up With Miami Baecation: Report Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were reportedly spotted in Miami. By Kevin Quinitchett July 23, 2021
Pop Culture Lupe Fiasco & Royce Da 5'9" Podcast Is Officially Done Lupe Fiasco announced the end of the podcast in an Instagram Live this week. By Joe Abrams July 23, 2021
Music Just Blaze Unearths Kanye's Sampler Used On "Blueprint" & "Black Album" Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Outfit Was Reportedly Inspired By His Favorite Anime "Akira" Kanye West may have pulled some outfit inspiration from "Akira," which he previously admitted was one of his favorite animes. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Kanye West Gets His Own Day In Atlanta July 22 is officially "Kanye West Day" in Atlanta. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021
Numbers Pop Smoke "Faith" Significantly Decreases In Sales Projections The album is still projected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021
Numbers Most Streamed Artists Of 2021: Drake, Juice WRLD, NBA YoungBoy & More Hip-Hop artists make up 30 of the top 50 streamed artists of 2021. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Vince Staples Shines In New Tiny Desk Concert Vince Staples' new album shines in his new Tiny Desk Concert," complete with a full backing band. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Music Lil Durk Didn't Miss Kanye West's Jet It turns out Lil Durk didn't miss that jet after all. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Original Content Kanye West Unveils "DONDA" In Atlanta, Without Saying A Word Kanye West's "DONDA" listening event in Atlanta was like nothing anyone could have expected. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music JAY-Z Hypes Up "WTT2" Speculation On New Kanye West Album JAY-Z is hyping up a potential "Watch The Throne" sequel on Kanye's new song. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021