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Music De La Soul Confirm Albums Will Arrive On Streaming Services This Year The iconic Rap trio joined together on Livestream to officially announce the good news. By Erika Marie August 11, 2021
Music Saweetie Scores Another Platinum Single With "Best Friend" Ft. Doja Cat "Best Friend" feat. Doja Cat, which dropped in January, becomes the latest platinum plaque added to Saweetie's growing collection. By Joe Abrams June 19, 2021
Music T-Pain Laments Over Artists Only Receiving 12 Percent Of Labels $17Bil Profit There are more artists signed to labels now than ever in history, but T-Pain isn't impressed by how little they reportedly receive. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Relationships Keyshia Ka'Oir Blames Gucci Mane's 2013 Tweets On Mental Health & Addiciton Issues Keyshia Ka'Oir provides more insight into Gucci Mane's infamous Twitter rant in 2013 as well as how she helped him get through his prison sentence. By Joshua Robinson May 27, 2021
Music 50 Cent Receives Major Co-Sign From Big Meech's Son The Black Mafia Family leader's son gave Fif a round of applause for the upcoming series. By Madusa S. June 19, 2021
Music Jordyn Woods Talks Receiving A Birkin To Star In Gunna's Music Video She starred in the rapper's visual for "Baby Birkin," & she now details receiving the luxury bag instead of a cash payment for her appearance. By Erika Marie June 18, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Concert Ends After He Jumps In Crowd With $2M Ice, Fans Pull His Chain The frenzied crowd knocked the rapper's hat and some of his jewels off, abruptly ending the show. By Madusa S. April 25, 2021
Music Cordae Drops Bars & Previews New Music: "Album Almost Done" He last released an album in 2019 when he delivered his debut, "The Lost Boy." By Erika Marie March 26, 2021
Music DaBaby Blackballed From Radio As "Levitating" Gets Pulled From Station Rotation The success of Dua Lipa and DaBaby's "Levitating" single is reportedly being hampered due to the rapper's Rolling Loud comments. By Joshua Robinson August 04, 2021
Music Lloyd Banks Reveals What "COTI" Stands For The Punchline King Lloyd Banks unveils the official title to his upcoming album in the full trailer for "COTI." By Mitch Findlay May 21, 2021
Music Kandi Burruss Wrote "Bills, Bills, Bills" About An Ex Who Was Dating A Member Of Destiny's Child Burruss co-wrote the Destiny's Child hit but didn't tell the ladies that her ex, who was dating one of the singers, was the inspiration behind the single. By Erika Marie July 08, 2021
Music Young Thug Gets Back To Country-Rap With New Preview Young Thug previews a Gunna-featured song that could have fit on his 2017 mixtape "Beautiful Thugger Girls". By Alex Zidel March 26, 2021