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Music De La Soul Confirm Albums Will Arrive On Streaming Services This Year The iconic Rap trio joined together on Livestream to officially announce the good news. By Erika Marie August 11, 2021
Music Monica Reveals She's Releasing A Country Album & Has Been "Welcomed" Into Genre The Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers fan recently made her Country debut on "Pray" with Jimmie Allen and Little Big Town. By Erika Marie August 11, 2021
Music Jim Jones Addresses Wack 100 & 6ix9ine Drama: "I Put A Whole Coast On" The Dipset icon accused Wack of "trying to bring down powerful Black men that are in positions to help other powerful Black men." By Erika Marie August 11, 2021
Music 50 Cent Believes DaBaby Will Bounce Back: "They Tried To Cancel Chris Brown" Fif has reportedly been mentoring DaBaby and gave his take on the rapper's scandal, stating that he didn't have a publicist or media training. By Erika Marie August 11, 2021
Music T-Pain Laments Over Artists Only Receiving 12 Percent Of Labels $17Bil Profit There are more artists signed to labels now than ever in history, but T-Pain isn't impressed by how little they reportedly receive. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music City Girls Are Still Crossing Their Fingers For Nicki Minaj Collab The Florida Rap duo believes that anything can happen despite the previous controversy involving leaked audio back in 2019. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music Def Jam Names Former RCA Exec Tunji Balogun Its New CEO Balogun takes over for previous CEO Paul Rosenberg. By EJ Panaligan August 10, 2021
Music Kanye West Accused Of Stealing "DONDA" Merch Design From Up-And-Coming Brand Up-and-coming brand Infinity G8ds sent him their line & were invited to Atlanta only to see that Ye allegedly used their design in his "Donda" merch. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music Lil Xan Opens Up About Addiction: "If I Keep Doing This, I'm Gonna Die Soon" The rapper spoke candidly about his addiction to prescription medication and how he's managing his recovery. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music Jay-Z's Cousin Accused Of Scamming Roc Nation Gaming Investor: Report Briant Biggs is facing a lawsuit for allegedly scamming a Roc Nation Gaming investor. By Aron A. August 10, 2021
Music Diddy Remembers Chucky Thompson: “One Of The Greatest Humans That I’ve Ever Met” Diddy shared a tribute to the late producer on Instagram. By Taya Coates August 10, 2021
Music Summer Walker Asks "What Happened" To Hip Hop After Reminiscing On The OGs Summer threw some shade and gave one artist a shoutout. By Taya Coates August 10, 2021