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Music Donald Glover Created "Awaken, My Love!" After Someone Said "He Can't Make A Hit" The Childish Gambino hitmaker revealed that his highest-charting album was birthed because he was being "extremely petty." By Erika Marie March 03, 2022
Original Content Gucci Mane's New 1017: How Wop Is Shaping The South Get to know the New 1017 through exclusive interviews with five members of Gucci Mane's newly re-established roster. By Aron A. October 29, 2021
Music Pusha T & No Malice's Clipse Album, "Exclusive Audio Footage," Added To Streaming Services Clipse's debut album, "Exclusive Audio Footage," has been added to streaming services. By Cole Blake May 02, 2022
Music Jay-Z Speaks On "Verzuz": "No One Can Stand On That Stage With Me" He visited Alicia Keys' Twitter Space chat and spoke on Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Jadakiss, and much more. By Erika Marie December 21, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Performs At The BET Awards For The First Time Tyler, The Creator checks another item off his bucket list. By Joshua Robinson June 28, 2021
Numbers Adele Breaks Spotify’s Single Day Streaming Record With “Easy On Me” Chart Data reports that the song has already been streamed nearly 20 million times. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2021
Music The Weeknd Reveals New Album, "Dawn FM," Is Dropping On Friday The Weeknd dropped new details regarding his upcoming album, "Dawn FM," on Monday. By Cole Blake January 03, 2022
Music Rick Ross Announces New Album "Richer Than I Ever Been" Rick Ross will drop his first album since 2019 in December. By Thomas Galindo November 05, 2021
Relationships Grimes’ “Player Of Games” Track Shades Elon Musk: “He’ll Always Love The Game More Than He Loves Me” The pair ended their 3-year relationship in September of 2021. By Hayley Hynes December 05, 2021
Music SWV Was Initially Named TLC, Says Group's Singer Coko Clemons She laughed as she revealed they got hit was a cease and desist "real fast." By Erika Marie July 20, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Welcomes Mellow Rackz To Young Money With New Chain Lil Wayne and Mack Maine welcome new Young Money signee Mellow Rackz onto their team with an iced-out chain. By Mitch Findlay September 15, 2021
Music Machine Gun Kelly Honored With His Own Day In Cleveland The city of Cleveland is honoring hometown rapper Machine Gun Kelly with his own holiday. By Cole Blake August 16, 2022