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Music Goonew's Corpse Propped Up On Nightclub Stage For "Home-Going Celebration" Goonew's family and Bliss nightclub responded to the backlash surrounding Goonew's "home-going celebration." By Aron A. April 05, 2022
Music Consequence Compares Kanye West’s Mixtapes To Bitcoin While Discussing "Jeen-Yuhs" Consequence reflected on Netflix’s "jeen-yuhs" during a recent interview. By Cole Blake April 05, 2022
Music EST Gee & 42 Dugg Announce Joint Project "Last Ones Left" & Release Date 42 Dugg and EST Gee link up for "the street's most anticipated mixtape of the year." By Aron A. April 05, 2022
Music Coachella Organizers Blindsided By Kanye West Withdrawal: Report The Coachella organizers were reportedly blindsided by Kanye West's dropping out. By Cole Blake April 05, 2022
Music Coi Leray Vents About Fake Friends, Industry Pressure, Drug Use In Song Snippet Ahead of her "Trendsetter" release, Leray shares a snippet of a poignant track about managing her struggles. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music Lil Baby Beams After "Hurricane" Grammy Win With Kanye West & The Weeknd The trio took home Grammys for Best Melodic Rap Performance for the "Donda" track and it marked Lil Baby's first trophy. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music Rowdy Rebel Argues With DJ Akademiks About 6ix9ine: "Stop Playin' With Me" Rowdy claims he "knew" that 6ix9ine would "fold under pressure" when he was arrested, but Akademiks believes no one could have predicted the outcome. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music Safaree Samuels Is Done With Grammys After Spice Loses Best Reggae Album A predominately white reggae band from Virginia named SOJA took home the win and Safaree—and Johnta Austin—believes Spice was robbed. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj DMs Doja Cat A Sweet Congratulatory Message For Grammy Win Minaj made sure she showed love to Doja over the "Planet Her" rapper's first Grammy win. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Streetwear Grammys Criticized For Labeling Virgil Abloh "Hip Hop Fashion Designer" During Memoriam Segment Abloh achieved countless noteworthy feats throughout his career outside the realms of music and fashion. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2022
Pop Culture Jack Harlow Called The "2022 Version Of G-Eazy" By Rapper OG Maco "I think people underrate G-Eazy's bars," Maco praised his "Let It Be" collaborator. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2022
Pop Culture Fivio Foreign Unleashes "B.I.B.L.E" Tracklist Featuring Quavo, A$AP Rocky, Chlöe & More Fivio's got a stacked feature list for his upcoming project. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2022