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Music Kanye West Starts "Spazzing" In Unreleased "Slow Jamz" BTS Footage Kanye West gets into it with the directors of "Slow Jamz" in an unreleased clip from "Jeen-Yuhs." By Aron A. March 01, 2022
TV Aretha Franklin's Granddaughter Grace Auditions For "American Idol" The late music legend's good friend, Lionel Richie, didn't believe the 15-year-old was ready for the singing competition. By Erika Marie March 01, 2022
Music Monica Stops Concert After Fans Argue: "Not In This Motherf*cker Tonight!" The singer told the concertgoers that they weren't about to kill her vibes over a petty argument. By Erika Marie February 28, 2022
Pop Culture "What It Means To Be King" Cover Art Unveiled By King Von's Team Ahead Of Friday's Drop The upcoming project will include "Don't Play That" featuring 21 Savage. By Hayley Hynes February 28, 2022
Music Soulja Boy Praises Kanye West For Pushing Him To "Another Level" Soulja Boy wants to collaborate with Kanye again. By Rose Lilah February 28, 2022
Music Kanye West Shares Photos From Studio Sesh With Beach House Kanye West reveals that he's in the studio with Beach House. By Aron A. February 28, 2022
Music Dr. Dre & Erick Sermon Collaborate In Studio With Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre and EPMD’s Erick Sermon hopped in the studio together after the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 28, 2022
Music The Game Says Ye's Done More For Him In 2 Weeks Than Dr. Dre's Done In His Career The Game claims Kanye West has done more for him than Dr. Dre in the trailer for his upcoming interview on "Drink Champs." By Aron A. February 28, 2022
Original Content Hip-Hop’s Most Dominant Rapper Tastemakers From Cardi B to Young Thug, these 10 artists have played an enormous role in shaping the current Hip-Hop landscape. By Joshua Robinson February 28, 2022
Music Royce Da 5'9" & Joe Budden Aren't Pleased With KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz's "Slaughterhouse" Project Royce Da 5'9" shares his two cents on Joell Ortiz and KXNG Crooked's forthcoming project, "The Rise & Fall Of Slaughterhouse." By Aron A. February 28, 2022
Politics Green Day Cancel Moscow Concert In Protest Of Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Green Day will no longer be performing in Moscow, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. By Cole Blake February 27, 2022
Music Talib Kweli Confirms New Black Star Album With Yasiin Bey Is On The Way While the album has been teased for years, we finally receive an update. By Taiyo Coates February 27, 2022