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Music YNW Bortlen Violates Pre-Trial Release Conditions: Report YNW Bortlen, the co-defendant in YNW Melly's double murder case, allegedly violated the terms of his pre-trial release by going to the strip club a few times. By Alex Zidel April 06, 2021
Numbers The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Is The Biggest Chart Hit Of The Century The Weeknd earns an incredible honor after his show-stealing Super Bowl performance. By Alex Zidel February 09, 2021
Music Drake Offers A Glimpse Into His Studio Pandemic Life Drake provides a glimpse into his pandemic lifestyle in Martine Rose's one-time digital experience "What We Do All Day." By Aron A. January 12, 2021
Music Jeremih Details Near-Death Experience: "All I Remember Seeing Is A White Light" The singer said COVID-9 caused his organs to become inflamed and he had to learn how to eat and walk again during recovery. By Erika Marie December 16, 2020
Music Kanye West Clarifies Apparent Issues With Hit-Boy Kanye West responds after Hit-Boy said he stopped using his beats because he worked with Beyoncé. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Sports J. Cole & Master P Star In New "Dreamers" Sneaker Clip J. Cole and Master P team up for an inspiring new ad for the upcoming "Dreamer" sneaker, which drops officially tomorrow. By Mitch Findlay July 30, 2020
Music The Weeknd Dropped "After Hours" Despite Label Urging Against It The Weeknd pushed to release "After Hours" despite executive urging him to hold off until the Coronavirus pandemic ends. By Aron A. March 29, 2020
Music Rico Nasty Brings The Rage To Her Tiny Desk Concert Rico Nasty performs a medley of her most popular tracks with the help of an all-female band. By Joshua Robinson September 03, 2021
Music DaniLeigh Posts Up In The Studio With Snoop Dogg: "Stay Tuned" As her career moves forward, DaniLeigh continues to face pregnancy rumors. By Erika Marie June 15, 2021
Music JAY-Z & Lil Baby Memes Go Viral After Featuring On Drake's "CLB" & Kanye's "DONDA" Music fans are reacting to JAY-Z and Lil Baby being featured on Kanye West and Drake's respective new albums. By Alex Zidel September 03, 2021
Songs Lil Durk Vows To Stop Name-Dropping The Dead Lil Durk made a similar pledge a few months ago. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2021
Music Beck Reflects On 2015 Grammy Moment With Kanye West: "He Was Disappointed" Ye would later apologize to Beck for the awkward moment that occurred after Beck won Album of the Year. By Erika Marie August 13, 2020