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Numbers Roddy Ricch & Mustard's "Ballin" Hits Quadruple Platinum Roddy Ricch and DJ Mustard's "Ballin" single continues to rack up numbers, officially being certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. By Mitch Findlay January 13, 2021
Music Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Don't Submit "WAP" For Grammy Consideration Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion choose not to submit "WAP" for consideration at this year's GRAMMY Awards. By Alex Zidel October 13, 2020
Music D Smoke Reflects On Tense "Rhythm + Flow" Moment With Snoop Dogg D Smoke won the first season of Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow" and shares his take on what happened when Snoop Dogg asked him where he was from. By Erika Marie March 30, 2020
Music Jay-Z's Battle With DMX Won Kareem Biggs Over Not only was Jay-Z and DMX's battle a legendary piece of hip-hop history, but it also made Roc-A-Fella co-founder Kareem "Biggs" a Hov fan. By Mitch Findlay December 03, 2020
Original Content Top 20 Most Popular Songs On TikTok Right Now We break down the most popular sounds on the video-sharing app. By Madusa S. August 04, 2020
Music Young Thug's 2Pac Quote Celebrated By T.I & Timbaland After quoting eternal wisdom attributed to 2Pac Shakur, Young Thug found himself being echoed by T.I, Timbaland, and more. By Mitch Findlay August 19, 2020
Music Travis Scott Announces "The Plan" For Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" Travis Scott announces a new song that Christopher Nolan describes as "the final piece of a yearlong puzzle" for "Tenet." By Aron A. August 18, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg x DMX "Verzuz" Was A Celebration Of Hip Hop: WATCH Snoop Dogg and DMX were whole moods during their "Verzuz" where over 2 million people tuned in to hear their favorite tracks from the celebrated artists. By Erika Marie July 22, 2020
Music Lil Baby Tweets To Kanye West "Nobody Told Me" About Feature Request Lil Baby is just as confused as the rest of us after Kanye West claimed he wanted to do a song with the rapper and was denied. By Erika Marie July 22, 2020
Original Content Which Kendrick Lamar Do You Want On His Next Album? With his upcoming studio album set to drop before the year's end, which version of Kendrick Lamar do you want to hear? By Mitch Findlay October 13, 2020
Original Content Fivio Foreign On Bobby Shmurda, 50 Cent & Why The King Of NY Title Doesn't Matter Fivio Foreign details witnessing the meteoric rise and fall of Bobby Shmurda & GS9, and discusses being People's Champ vs. King Of New York on the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. October 08, 2020
Music Juicy J Challenges Nas To Go Hit-For-Hit On "Verzuz" Juicy J has a lot of records in the cut. By Aron A. July 28, 2020