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Tech XXXTentacion Unreleased SoundCloud Songs To Be Sold As NFTs A selection of unreleased songs from XXXTentacion is being sold as NFTs on YellowHeart's marketplace. By Alex Zidel May 06, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar, Roddy Ricch & More Invest In MixedByAli's "EngineEars" Company MixedByAli announces new company EngineEars, which has officially raised one million dollars with backing from Kendrick Lamar and more. By Mitch Findlay May 06, 2021
Music Pharrell Williams Claims Pusha T Compliments Drake's Bars "All The Time" Pharrell also spoke about how it "breaks [his] heart" that the two rappers went through their beef. By Erika Marie December 18, 2020
Music Gucci Mane & Jeezy Will Apparently Be Co-Hosting "Verzuz" Afterparty The post-Verzuz festivities are set to take place at Compound in Atlanta. By Aron A. November 18, 2020
Numbers Drake & Future's "Life Is Good" Nears Diamond Status Following a ninth platinum certification, Drake and Future are one step closer to "Life Is Good" joining the diamond club. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Reviews Lil Tjay "Destined 2 Win" Review Lil Tjay is manifesting his destiny. By Rose Lilah April 09, 2021
Original Content Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" Freestyle Challenge: Who Did It Best? Spotem Gottem's "BeatBox" has inspired a wave of freestyles. By Deja Goode April 11, 2021
Music Bas Has Glowing Praise For J. Cole's "The Off-Season" With J. Cole's "The Off-Season" set to release on Friday, May 14th, Dreamville's own Bas offers some exciting words on the project. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Music Dr. Dre, Notorious B.I.G, & King Tee Were Supposed To Collaborate Former Aftermath rapper Hittman reflects on the collaboration that might have been between Dr. Dre, Notoriois B.I.G, and King Tee. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
TV Vic Mensa & Da Brat Join The Cast Of "The Chi" Season 4 Vic Mensa and Da Brat will reportedly appear in the fourth season of Showtime's "The Chi." By Joshua Robinson April 09, 2021
Numbers Distributor Was Considering "Pay-For-Play" Streams For G-Eazy & More: Report In an explosive and thoroughly-researched piece from Rolling Stone, the inner workings of third-party stream-manipulation services -- and the labels that consider them -- are revealed. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2021
Original Content Eminem And Cancel Culture: An Incomplete History In the wake of TikTok's attempts to banish Slim Shady once and for all, we take a look at how Eminem has not only thrived when surrounded by controversy, but continuously escaped "cancelling." By Robert Blair March 11, 2021