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Music XXXTentacion & Post Malone Are Biggest SoundCloud Artists Of All Time: Smokepurpp Smokepurpp names the two as SoundCloud's most impactful artists. By Alex Zidel January 08, 2020
Music Beyoncé Sings "Happy Birthday" To Diana Ross As Diddy Looks On The 75-year-old hosted a star-studded event. By Erika Marie March 27, 2019
Music Xzibit & Dr. Dre Cook Up New Music In The Studio With a new Serial Killers project on the way, Xzibit hits the lab with Dr. Dre to preview a hard-hitting Rick Rock-produced banger. By Mitch Findlay July 21, 2020
Music Kanye West Confirms "DONDA" As Celebs Voice Concern Over Mental Health Kanye West will be dropping his next album "DONDA" this Friday. By Erika Marie July 21, 2020
Music Anuel AA Catches Heat For IG Live With 6ix9ine Following Snitch Remarks Anuel AA tackles criticism for entertaining the possibility of collaborating with 6ix9ine again after saying he couldn't support snitching. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Geeks Out Over Texting Beyoncé After "Savage" Success Megan Thee Stallion explains how the "Savage" remix came into fruition. By Aron A. May 31, 2020
Music Mariah Carey Celebrates 50th Birthday By Recording New Song Mariah Carey is spending her 50th birthday—or, as she calls it, "anniversary"—in quarantine, recording a new song at her home studio. By Lynn S. March 27, 2020
Music Meek Mill Mourns Loss Of Rapper Houdini Following Tragic Death Meek Mill took to social media to pay tribute to Houdini after the rapper was fatally shot in his hometown of Toronto. By Lynn S. May 27, 2020
Music Three 6 Mafia & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Instagram Live Battle Announced Bone Thugs and Three 6 Mafia will be battling in a Verzuz challenge on Instagram Live to celebrate the culture. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2020
Music Machine Gun Kelly Gets Supportive DM From Drake Ahead Of Album Release Drizzy wished MGK the best and said he's always been a "real one." By Erika Marie September 24, 2020
Music The Music Industry Reportedly Lost $30 Billion In 2020 Covid destroyed the music industry. By Karlton Jahmal December 12, 2020
Politics Killer Mike Shares His Thoughts On The Capitol Riot Following the riot at the United States Capitol building that left five dead, Killer Mike took a moment to reflect on how people can move forward united. By Mitch Findlay January 08, 2021