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Music Kanye West Consulted Elon Musk On Plans To Build "Texas Utopia": Report Elon Musk is reportedly building “a sort of Texas utopia along the Colorado River, where his employees could live and work." By Aron A. March 11, 2023
Music Akademiks Snaps After Metro Boomin "Politely" Asks Ak To Stop Posting Him Things went left when Metro Boomin asked Akademiks to stop posting about him on Instagram. By Aron A. March 11, 2023
Music Usher Claims He's Going To "Wake Up R&B" Given the soulful legend's Vegas residency and teases concerning new music, fans are expecting something big from the superstar soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Hit-Boy & Hitmaka Continue Their Beef On IG While Hitmaka kept going at Hit-Boy's MC skills and pulled up alleged DM receipts, Hit-Boy said that the only producer he intended to disrespect on his song was Hitmaka. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Songs Major Songs Muni Long Has Co-Written In case you didn't know, Muni Long has been making moves in the industry since 2008. Before "Hrs and Hrs", she was an accomplished songwriter. By Brandon Simmons March 10, 2023
Music Nas EBK Arrested For Second-Degree Murder The Bronx rapper was previously arrested for terroristic threats from a YouTube prank video at a New Jersey Shoprite. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Mack 10 & Ice Cube Haven't Spoken In 20 Years The Westside Connection collaborators were once good friends, but a disagreement reportedly over money caused a divide. By Erika Marie March 10, 2023
Music A Look Into Rick Ross' Business Ventures From Wingstop to Checkers, Rick Ross has stepped up his business game. By Josh Megson March 10, 2023
Music J.I.D Explains Why It's Hard To Perform "The Forever Story" The Atlanta rap leader said that performing through that stellar album's material leaves him emotionally "cooked." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Biggie Mosaic Unveiled On Christopher Wallace Way In Brooklyn New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed a new piece by Brooklyn artist Jan Carlos Pinto that allows fans to see themselves as the King of New York. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music DJ Quik Says Death Row Artists Had To Be Hood: "It Became The Streets" Quik reflected on his days with the infamous label, adding it was difficult to write songs when gang-bangers were in the studio threatening you. By Erika Marie March 10, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Wants To Stop Doing Interviews Lil Yachty feels discouraged from doing interviews. By Evelyn Meyer March 10, 2023