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Music Spotify Offering Labels, Artist Boost In Algorithm For Reduced Royalty Pay Out The new tool will allow labels and artists to boost songs in Spotify's recommendations. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Politics 2 Chainz Finally Meets Obama: "Something To Scratch Off My Bucket List" The rapper revealed he was "jelly" that he had never met Obama in the past but was more than excited to get introduced at the Biden-Harris rally in Atlanta. By Erika Marie November 02, 2020
Reviews 21 Savage & Metro Boomin "Savage Mode 2" Review "Savage Mode II" is a glorious expansion of the undeniable chemistry that Metro Boomin & 21 Savage introduced four years ago, further cementing their status in the pantheon of rapper-producer duos. By Aron A. October 11, 2020
Music Chris Brown Says New Music Is Around The Corner: "Waiting On Da Label" Chris Brown addresses the wait for new music, telling fans he'll be dropping some mixtapes soon. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2020
Music Jermaine Dupri Defends Bow Wow With No. 1 Hits List: "What We Talking Bout????" Jermaine Dupri wants people to put respect on Bow Wow's catalog. By Erika Marie July 29, 2020
Music Charlamagne Tha God Criticizes Kanye West Over Label Dispute Charlamagne Tha God believes Kanye West's battle for artist ownership is far more self-serving than he's leading on. By Aron A. September 19, 2020
Music NBA Youngboy Performs In Front Of A Packed Crowd In Florida NBA Youngboy hits the stage in Orlando as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Florida. By Aron A. December 06, 2020
Music Big Sean Confirms He & Jhené Aiko Are Working On Twenty88 Project It's been four years since the couple first came together as Twenty88. By Erika Marie September 18, 2020
Music Rihanna Reacts To Benzino's Royce Da 5'9" & Eminem Diss After Benzino doubled down on his disrespect to Eminem and Royce Da 5'9", Rihanna slid through to shake her head at the sheer audacity. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2021
Music Juicy J Warns Arby's Over Uncleared Sample After using an uncleared Three 6 Mafia sample in a commercial, Juicy J opted to put Arby's on watch with a few tweets. By Mitch Findlay October 13, 2020
Music Kodak Black Unveils "Bill Israel" Tracklist Ft. Tory Lanez, Gucci Mane Kodak Black unveils the tracklist for his new project, "Bill Israel," due out on November 11th. By Aron A. November 04, 2020
Music Hip-Hop Celebrates Diddy's 51st Birthday Today marks Diddy's fifty-first birthday, and several hip-hop legends have come forward with some birthday love. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2020