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Music 9th Wonder Names Best R&B Album Of Past 26 Years 9th Wonder takes a moment to celebrate the album he believes to be the best R&B project of the past twenty-six years. By Mitch Findlay November 30, 2020
Music Casanova Is Fed Up With The Fake Love Casanova realizes that some of his closest allies were only around him for their own benefit, and he promises that he won't forget their recent lack of support. By Joshua Robinson May 17, 2021
Music Future & DJ Esco Are Cooking Up After the reveal that "Monster 2" was in the works, Future and DJ Esco continue to put in work at the studio. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Ebro & Rosenberg In Heated Rant Akademiks retaliates after Ebro & Rosenberg wrote him off as a "talentless hack," taking to Twitch to unleash scorn upon the Hot 97 personalities. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Pop Culture The Isley Brothers Play R. Kelly Songs During Verzuz: Twitter Has Questions During last night’s Verzuz battle, The Isley Brothers performed tracks that were written and produced by R. Kelly. By hnhh April 05, 2021
Music YouTube Removes YG's "Meet The Flockers" Over Anti-Asian Lyrics YG's song "Meet The Flockers" details a robbery in a primarily Asian neighborhood. By Alex Zidel April 05, 2021
Original Content DaniLeigh Talks About Putting Her Personal Life Into Her Music & Misconceptions About Her On Day 6 of our "12 Days of Christmas," we talk with DaniLeigh. The Def Jam artist sat down with us to talk about creating "MOVIE" during a pandemic, marching for BLM, and maintaining her privacy in a world where everyone has formed an opinion about her personal life. By Erika Marie December 18, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Confirms Kid Cudi Feature On "Whole Lotta Red" The confirmation may mean that we'll receive the anticipated project sooner than we think. By Erika Marie December 15, 2020
Music Swizz Beatz Reflects On Grammy Honor: "That 200$ Trophy Don't Define Who We Are" The famed produced is grateful for the recognition, but he encouraged others not to get caught up with being defined by award shows. By Erika Marie December 14, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes Shares 30-Year-Old MF DOOM Concert Flyer Busta Rhymes takes to Instagram to share a nostalgic flyer from a 30-year old concert, one that found him sharing the stage with MF DOOM. By Mitch Findlay January 11, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Associates May Have Confirmed "WLR" Release Date It looks like Playboi Carti's long-awaited "Whole Lotta Red" could actually drop on Christmas. By Aron A. December 14, 2020
Music Dipset Goes Acapella For Kith x Knicks Collab It's only right that Cam'ron, Jim Jones, and Juelz Santana ring in Kith's new collaboration with the New York Knicks with some bars. By Aron A. December 14, 2020