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Music Questlove Reveals Why Will Smith Skipped Grammys Hip Hop 50th Tribute The Hip Hop tribute was spectacular, but it would have been quite the show with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. By Erika Marie February 06, 2023
Music Lil Durk & J. Cole Film Music Video For Upcoming Collab Lil Durk announced the collaboration at Dreamville Festival. By Aron A. May 01, 2023
Music Jay-Z Clears Sample For Jermaine Dupri & DVSN's "Toxic" New Song Jay-Z says dvsn's upcoming single "If I Get Caught" is "more toxic than 'Song Cry.'" By Aron A. July 21, 2022
Music Lil Wayne Tells Jack Harlow That Tory Lanez Had The Best Verse On "What's Poppin (Remix)" Lil Wayne was recently featured on the remix to Jack Harlow's "What's Poppin," and he named his favorite verse on the track. By Erika Marie June 26, 2020
Relationships The Weeknd's "Heartless" Seemingly References Selena Gomez & Bella Hadid Splits The Weeknd seemingly sings about his relationships with Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez on the new cut. By Alex Zidel November 27, 2019
Music Ariana Grande May Have Shaded Princess Nokia On Her Live Album The shade will be immortalized on record. By Noah C December 24, 2019
Music DaBaby's "Nasty" Earned Ashanti An Impressive Hot 100 Achievement Thanks to DaBaby's Ashanti-featured song, "Nasty," entering the Billboard Hot 100, the R&B singer officially has an entry in the chart from each of the last three decades. By Lynn S. April 29, 2020
Music YG Reveals Lil Wayne Feature On New Album, Cites Tupac As Album's Influence YG draws parallels to Tupac Shakur's life, claiming that he had a major influence on his new album "MY LIFE 4HUNNID". By Alex Zidel September 23, 2020
Music Brent Faiyaz, SZA & Khalid Lead This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Ease your way into Monday with our R&B Season playlist ft. Brent Faiyaz, SZA, and more. By Aron A. December 05, 2021
Music Kanye West Will Host Another "DONDA" Listening Event, Ticket Prices Revealed He has reportedly been living at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and next week, "DONDA" will arrive...hopefully. By Erika Marie July 30, 2021
Music J Balvin Responds After Winning Afro-Latino Artist Of The Year: "I Am Not Afro-Latino" J Balvin won the award for Afro-Latino Artist of the Year at the African Entertainment Awards, despite not being Afro-Latino. By Alex Zidel December 27, 2021
Music Pusha T Reveals Details Behind Clipse's First Performance In Over 10 Years Pusha T and No Malice will be back on stage together. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2022