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Music N.W.A.'s "F*ck Tha Police" Nearly Quadruples In Streams Amid George Floyd Protests N.W.A.'s 1988 hit "F*ck Da Police" has seen a major spike in streams ever since protests against police brutality have kicked off across the country. By Lynn S. June 04, 2020
Music B. Simone Announces New EP, Gets Clowned B. Simone just announced that she'll be dropping "a rap EP" soon, but her recent controversies came back to haunt her. By Lynn S. July 01, 2020
Music Rich Homie Quan On Working With Young Thug Again: "I Wouldn't Be Against It" RHQ would be down to make new music with Thug. By Milca P. December 22, 2019
Music Singer Duffy Explains Music Break: "I Was Raped And Drugged" Brit soul singer Duffy has been on a 10-year hiatus from music, which she now reveals was due to a shocking incident that involved being raped, drugged and held captive for days. By Keenan Higgins February 27, 2020
Music R. Kelly’s Ex-Girlfiend Azriel Clary Set To Release Her Own Music & EP R. Kelly's ex-girlfriend is now transitioning into a music career. By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2020
TV DJ Khaled, YG & More Pay Tribute To Nipsey Hussle & Kobe Bryant At Grammys RIP NIP & MAMBA. By Milca P. January 26, 2020
Original Content Is Hip-Hop's Obsession With Ranking Rappers Healthy? Ranking the game's best rappers has always been a pivotal part of hip-hop discourse, but is the desire to build an objective tier list healthy for the culture? By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Music H.E.R. Hypes Upcoming Album With Tracklist Teaser H.E.R has officially come through to announce new album "Back Of My Mind," beginning with a quick tracklist teaser. By Mitch Findlay April 23, 2021
Music Xscape & SWV Confirmed To Bring Our Favorite R&B Hits To "Verzuz" This is the match-up that fans have been begging for and it's going down in May. By Erika Marie March 24, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar To Perform New Music In 2021: Report Reports of a new Kendrick Lamar material come after his confirmed participation at the Roskilde Festival scheduled for mid-2021. By Bhaven Moorthy December 31, 2020
Music Pyrex Whippa Diagnosed With Dissociative Amnesia, Doesn't Remember Who He Is Rapper/producer Pyrex Whippa says he can barely remember who he is after being diagnosed with dissociative amnesia. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2020
Sports Snoop Dogg Calls For Dr. Dre, Kendrick, Eminem, & 50 Cent Super Bowl Performance Next year's Super Bowl will be at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, so Snoop thinks it's the right choice for the NFL. By Erika Marie May 15, 2021