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Music DJ Khaled Shares That He's In "Album Mode" With 21 Savage The "We The Best' producer took to IG to let everyone know that he's working in the studio with one of hip-hop's favorites. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Music Quavo & Takeoff's "Hotel Lobby" Is Seriously "Fire Emoji" Moneybagg Yo and Kodak Black's new collab is another must-stream from this week. By Hayley Hynes May 21, 2022
Pop Culture Akademiks Addresses Migos Breakup Rumours, Says He Spoke To Offset & Doesn't See A Split Coming The controversial content creator told TMZ that he thinks Takeoff and Quavo are just drumming up attention for their new single. By Hayley Hynes May 21, 2022
Relationships Gina Huynh Says She's Single In New Song Following Feud With Yung Miami Over Diddy Despite arguing with Yung Miami, Gina says she is not in a relationship with anyone. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Music Kofi Doesn't Want To Be Put In A Box Fresh off of the release of his new album, "Why Not?", Toronto's Kofi details the process behind his new album, conversations with Drake, transitioning from Team Canada athlete to music, and the current state of Toronto's rap scene. By Aron A. May 21, 2022
Numbers Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" First Week Sales Kendrick's highly-anticipated album sold more than 286,000 units in its first week. By Lawrencia Grose May 21, 2022
Music Tank Tears Up Recalling Aaliyah Validating Him As An Artist: "Makes All The Difference" Early in his career, Tank would hop on as Aaliyah's background vocals and he recently revisited a time when she encouraged him to keep going. By Erika Marie May 21, 2022
Music Lil Keed Vigil Permit Denied After YSL Promotes Event, City Gives Reasons Why: Report There were apparently a number of factors why Forest Park rejected the application. By Erika Marie May 21, 2022
Music John Legend Fondly Remembers "Bringing Hip Hop & Soul Together" With Kanye West The superstar singer reflected on the earlier days of his career when he and Ye were making magic in the studio. By Erika Marie May 20, 2022
Music JT Calls "BBMA" Wardrobe Moment "Embarrassing," Shares Yung Miami's Hilarious Reaction JT laughed and said if you have a serious problem, don't tell Yung Miami. By Erika Marie May 20, 2022
Music Pusha T Claims Rap's "Forefathers" Didn't "Stand The Test Of Time" He recognized that they are "[still] appreciated" but people should understand that he "can do this forever." By Erika Marie May 20, 2022
Music Jack Harlow's "Earliest Memory": Mom Playing "Late Registration" & Telling Him He Can't Say N-Word He recalls his mother giving him a pep talk before letting him listen to Kanye West's classic record. By Erika Marie May 20, 2022