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Music The Weeknd Likely Didn't Get Paid For Super Bowl Performance: Report Despite spending $7 million out of his own pocket for his Super Bowl performance, it's likely that The Weeknd didn't get paid for the show. By Alex Zidel February 08, 2021
Music Peso Peso Puts On For Texas City With New Project "El Patron" Galveston County-bred rapper Peso Peso takes all of his past transgressions and channels them into music, specifically on a new album titled "El Patron." By Keenan Higgins May 30, 2021
Music Brianna Perry Asserts Her Dominance In The Female Rap Game With New Mixtape "Bad Bitch Boulevard" Whether she's being a boss or a baddie, Brianna Perry proves through impressive bars and fresh flows that she's all that and more on her new mixtape "Bad Bitch Boulevard." By Keenan Higgins May 30, 2021
Music J. Cole Humbly Thanks Drake, Kanye, & More On "Friday Nights Lights" Anniversary One decade removed from the release of "Friday Night Lights," J. Cole took a moment to reflect on the mixtape, thanking a few collaborators in a heartfelt post. By Mitch Findlay November 12, 2020
Music Kodak Black Announces New Single & Release Date The rapper shared the news via social media. By Madusa S. April 03, 2021
Music The Alchemist Shares "The Food Villain" Tracklist The Alchemist is ready to spit some bars on his upcoming album "The Food Villain," which features appearances from Action Bronson & Big Body Bes. By Mitch Findlay October 20, 2020
Music Young M.A Explains R&B Tweet, Denies Criticizing Today's Singers Young M.A recently said "we barely have R&B," sparking a backlash from singers who thought she was speaking negatively about today's talents. By Erika Marie March 10, 2020
Music Dreamville Share "Revenge Of The Dreamers III Deluxe" Tracklist & Cover Art Dreamville's readying the release of "ROTD3 (Deluxe Edition)" tomorrow. By Aron A. January 15, 2020
Music Lil Dicky Hypes His New Album: "I’m An Elite, World Class Rapper" Lil Dicky pens a lengthy reminder. By Mitch Findlay January 14, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Credits Kanye, DJ Premier For Motivating Him During COVID-19 Recovery Westside Gunn recently battled COVID-19 and was motivated to push through with his "Pray for Paris" project by friends like Kanye West, DJ Premier, and Virgil Abloh. By Erika Marie May 04, 2020
Music Chris Brown & Young Thug Announce New Mixtape Chris Brown and Young Thug are working on a brand new collaborative mixtape and it's supposedly "coming soon." By Alex Zidel April 06, 2020
Music Jim Jones Reflects On Facing Cam'ron In A Hit Battle Jim Jones reflects on whether he'd be able to defeat his Diplomats partner Cam'ron in a Verzuz-style battle of the hits. By Mitch Findlay May 07, 2020