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Music Mulatto Won't Be Releasing New Music Until Name Change Is Revealed Mulatto finally settles on her new name after months of consideration. By Alex Zidel January 28, 2021
Reviews Lil Durk & Lil Baby "The Voice Of The Heroes" Review Lil Baby and Lil Durk build off their consistency as solo and feature artists to achieve what few rappers of their stature have done effectively on a collaborative project -- complement each other. By Aron A. June 10, 2021
Music J. Cole Turns 36 Happy 36th birthday to Dreamville's own, the mind behind "The Off Season," "2014 Forest Hills Drive," and many more -- J. Cole. By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2021
Music A$AP Rocky Premieres New Song "Sandman" A$AP Rocky's previously teased "Sandman" gets a big debut during a livestream performance for Weedmaps' 4/20 celebration. By Mitch Findlay April 21, 2021
Pop Culture Kanye West & Irina Shayk Return To US Together After Their Romantic Getaway Shortly after "TMZ" confirmed their relationship, the new couple was spotted flying back to the US together from their trip to France. By Madusa S. June 09, 2021
Music Cardi B Thinks There Are "Crazy Expectations" For "Female Rap" Because Of "Comparing" The "Up" rapper discussed her second album, saying she'll be "really sad" if it doesn't do well. By Erika Marie February 24, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Lashes Out At BRS Kash Over "King Of New York" Question Kash wanted to know if 6ix9ine really thought he was better than Biggie or Jay-Z, & things took a turn. By Erika Marie February 24, 2021
Music Jay-Z Autographed Trading Card Fetches $105,780 At Auction: Report It's reportedly the most money a non-sports trading card has sold for. By Erika Marie March 22, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Previews Benny The Butcher Collab Freddie Gibbs takes a moment to showcase his new collaboration with Benny The Butcher and Hit-Boy. By Mitch Findlay May 18, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Kevo Muney Talks "Leave Some Day," His Church Roots & More Kevo Muney discusses "Leave Some Day," his Church roots, and the profound effect that his late grandmothers had on him as both a person and artist. By Joshua Robinson June 14, 2021
Music Doja Cat Threatens To Delay Next Album If 'Best Friend' Lyrics Typo Isn't Fixed The "Say So" singer is threatening to withhold 'Planet Her' because of a typo in the lyrics of her "Best Friends" verse. By Madusa S. January 27, 2021
Music J. Cole May Have Jinxed Every NBA Player Mentioned On "The Off-Season" Every basketball player mentioned on "The Off-Season" is no longer contending for a title in the 2021 NBA Playoffs. By Joshua Robinson June 09, 2021