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Music J.I.D Wants Changes In Sample Clearance Process With "The Forever Story" on the way, J.I.D takes a moment to express his frustration with the momentum-halting process of sample clearance. By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2021
Music Fabolous Blindsided With "Ghetto Fabolous" Surprise Party Fabolous was recently blindsided by a surprise party celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Ghetto Fabolous." By Mitch Findlay September 13, 2021
Music Masego Leads This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Some new R&B vibes to set the tone for the week. By Aron A. October 10, 2021
Music Fredo Bang Contracts COVID-19 While Jailed In Miami Fredo Bang has tested positive for COVID-19. By Milca P. August 14, 2021
Music Mach-Hommy Announces New Album Is Dropping November 26th, Brings "Notorious Dump Legends" To DSPs Mach-Hommy continues to slowly add his discography to digital streaming platforms. By Taylor McCloud November 04, 2021
Music Billie Eilish Stops Following "Abusers" XXXTENTACION & Chris Brown: Report Billie Eilish cleaned up her following list. By Rose Lilah June 25, 2020
Music Kanye West's "Jesus Tok" Might Actually Become A Reality Though many were quick to write "Jesus Tok" off as a joke, it would appear that Kanye West and TikTok are currently in communication. By Mitch Findlay August 21, 2020
Music Questlove Responds To Accusations Against Okayplayer CEO Abiola Oke Questlove, the co-founder of Okayplayer, responded to the team of Black women affiliated with the company who called for the removal of CEO Abiola Oke. By Erika Marie June 25, 2020
Music Gunna Teases "WUNNA" Release Date Atlanta rapper Gunna reveals his new album is dropping next month. By Alex Zidel April 30, 2020
Music Lil Tecca Announces "Virgo World" Album Release Date Lil Tecca announces that his debut studio album "Virgo World" will be out next week. By Alex Zidel September 11, 2020
Tech Elon Musk Is Designing A Chip That Will Allow Music Streaming From Your Brain Tech tycoon Elon Musk may be on the brink of recreating the way we listen to music with the development of a chip under his "computer-brain" startup company Neuralink. By Keenan Higgins July 24, 2020
TV Missy Elliott Lights Up The MTV VMA Award Stage With Iconic Medley She put her thang down, flipped it, and reversed it. By Erika Marie August 26, 2019