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Music Kanye West's "Donda 2" Not Eligible For Billboard Charts Billboard's guidelines on album bundles rule out Kanye West's "Donda 2" for chart consideration as it is only available through Ye's $200 Stem Player. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2022
Pop Culture Nivea Admits That R. Kelly Flirted With Her When She Was Younger During an interview with Angela Yee's "Lip Service," Nivea says that R. Kelly used to try and talk to her when she was younger. By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Busts A Move & Provides Album Update Bobby Shmurda's new album is currently being mixed. By Alex Zidel October 04, 2021
Music Morray Talks Following J. Cole's Footsteps & Putting On For Fayetteville In Apple "Up Next" Interview The rising North Carolina artist details his rise, his inspirations, and his journey on honing in his unique sound. By Erika Marie April 28, 2021
Music H.E.R Shares "Back Of My Mind" Tracklist: Lil Baby, Cordae & More H.E.R's upcoming album "Back Of My Mind" features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Cordae, KAYTRANADA, and more. By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2021
Music J. Cole Reveals Next Video Off Of "The Off-Season" J. Cole's releasing a new music video for a fan favorite off of "The Off-Season" this week. By Aron A. May 24, 2021
Music The Weeknd Is Dropping New Song As An NFT The Weeknd appears ready to embrace the NFT, teasing that he'll be selling a new song for the rising cyrptocurrency. By Mitch Findlay March 29, 2021
Pop Culture Twitter Reacts To Jada Pinkett-Smith's Birthday Post For Tupac Shakur In honor of what would have been Tupac Shakur's 50th birthday, Jada Pinkett-Smith shares one of his never-before-seen poems. By Joshua Robinson June 16, 2021
Pop Culture Watch Mariah Carey & Busta Rhymes' "I Know What You Want" Documentary The doc arrives at the 18th anniversary of the song. By Madusa S. June 16, 2021
Music Yung Bleu & Snoh Aalegra Highlight This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Plus, new music from Zeina and Mariah The Scientist. By Aron A. July 11, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Announces Stage Return Following $2M Chain-Yanking Incident Tekashi 6ix9ine announces his return to the stage after a fan tried to yank his chain last weekend. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2021
Music Lil Durk Challenges Lil Baby To Double His New Feature Price After Lil Baby revealed the price at which he's going to start charging for verses, Lil Durk encouraged him to double it. By Lynn S. June 26, 2020