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Music Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Turns 28 (And Everybody's Celebratin') Twenty-eight years ago, Dr. Dre stepped forward to unleash his official debut studio album "The Chronic," one of the greatest projects hip-hop has ever seen. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Confirms Kid Cudi Feature On "Whole Lotta Red" The confirmation may mean that we'll receive the anticipated project sooner than we think. By Erika Marie December 15, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion & Doja Cat Tease "34+35" Remix Video We're all waiting patiently... By Karlton Jahmal February 07, 2021
Music Ravyn Lenae Takes Her Talent To Tiny Desk For A Powerful Performance Ravyn Lenae performed several of her biggest tracks for NPR's Tiny Desk series. By Cole Blake June 22, 2022
Music Dr. Dre Says He Nearly Bailed On Super Bowl Show If Not For Jay-Z & Nas Dr. Dre says that he was unsure about performing at Super Bowl LVI until Jay-Z and Nas eased his mind. By Cole Blake August 17, 2022
Music Lil Kim Pens Sweet Message To PNB Rock: "I Was Truly A Fan" Queen Bee posted a photo of the slain rapper rocking a shirt with her iconic 1996 "Hard Core" album cover on the front. By hnhh September 15, 2022
Politics Kanye West 2020 Campaign Committee Claims Someone Stole Thousands To Pay Bills: Report The campaign committee reportedly contacted the Federal Election Commission with claims that they "fell victim to a fraud scheme." By Erika Marie May 25, 2022
Music Drake Isn't Ready For Retirement, Wanted To "Challenge" Himself With "Honestly, Nevermind" It was all reportedly discussed with his good friend Nicki Minaj on "Queen Radio." By Erika Marie August 15, 2022
Pop Culture Zonnique Is Leaning On Advice From André 3000 As She Carves Her Own Lane EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: We know Zonnique as T.I. & Tiny's daughter, a VH1 reality star, or even as one of the OMG Girlz—but she spoke with us about reinventing herself as an artist and stepping back into the scene as her own person, free from expectations. By Erika Marie May 18, 2020
Music Raekwon Announces "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 3" On the anniversary of Raekwon's legendary debut album, he announces plans to close out the trilogy. By Aron A. August 01, 2020
Music Blueface Supports 6IX9INE's Bodyguards Quitting: "That's Life Or Death" Blueface chimes in. By Milca P. January 19, 2020
Music The Weeknd Confirms "Blinding Lights" Is Dropping Tonight The Weeknd is in go-mode. By Aron A. November 28, 2019