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Music Griselda Announce Their 2022 "Claires Back Tour" Is Slated To Start May 10 Griselda Records just announced their 2022 tour, which will kick off on May 10 in Chicago. By Brianna Lawson March 22, 2022
Music Drake Reveals Young Money Reunion Will Be Pushed Back After Positive COVID-19 Test The Young Money reunion in Toronto with Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj has been rescheduled after Drake tests positive for COVID-19. By Aron A. August 01, 2022
Music New Post Malone Album "Twelve Carat Toothache" Arrives Next Month The rapper-rocker's manager slid in the news while sharing some "#MondayMotivation." By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Pop Culture Janet Jackson Receives The Highest Praise From Twitter After Her Essence Fest Performance Janet pulled out some of her greatest hits, perfectly mixing them with some deeper cuts to keep audiences entertained. By Hayley Hynes July 03, 2022
Music Travis Scott Rumored To Return At Rolling Loud Fans believe that Travis Scott could be returning to the stage at the next Rolling Loud. By Alex Zidel December 29, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Appears To Diss Kanye West During Essence Festival Performance Nicki Minaj seemed to call Kanye West a "clown" during a performance of "Monster" at Essence Festival on Friday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2022
Music A$AP Rocky's Debut Mixtape "Live.Love.A$AP" Finally Heading To Streaming Services A$AP Rocky's breakout mixtape "Live.Love.A$AP" is heading to streaming services for the 10-year anniversary. By Aron A. October 24, 2021
Music Lizzo Declares Usher The "King Of R&B," Beyoncé The "Queen of Music," & More Lizzo dropped her list of the kings and queens of the music industry on Twitter, Sunday. By Cole Blake August 29, 2021
Numbers King Von Doubles NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby In First-Week Sales King Von sells two times the amount of NBA YoungBoy and DaBaby's new collaborative project this week. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2022
Music DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne, & Migos To Perform At Dunk Contest DJ Khaled will be bringing out his friends for this year's dunk contest By Marc Griffin February 16, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Won't Appear On "Verzuz": "I Ain't In The Battle Rapping" There have been rumors about Boosie's participation on the hit series but he has shut it down. By Erika Marie October 22, 2021
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021