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Music The Rerelease Schedule For Aaliyah's Catalog Has Been Revealed Aaliyah's entire catalog — as well as other Blackground classics from Timbaland & Magoo, JoJo Tank, and Toni Braxton — will be redistributed starting this month. By Joshua Robinson August 05, 2021
Music Chloe Bailey Announces Release Date For Debut Solo Single "Have Mercy" Chloe Bailey's long-awaited debut solo single is scheduled to arrive next week. By Joshua Robinson September 02, 2021
Music J. Cole, Lil Tjay, & Bas Are Cooking Up New Collab New footage has confirmed that J. Cole, Bas, and Lil Tjay are gearing up to release the "song of the summer." By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2021
Music Octavian’s Ex Claims She Was Offered £20,000 To Stay Silent On Abuse Allegations The ex-girlfriend of UK rapper Octavian claims in a new BBC Three documentary that she was offered a £20,000 NDA in exchange for her silence on the abuse she suffered in their relationship. By Keenan Higgins January 31, 2021
Numbers Lil Baby & Gunna "Drip Too Hard" Is About To Go Diamond Lil Baby and Gunna's "Drip Too Hard" was officially certified nine-times platinum this week. By Alex Zidel May 21, 2021
Numbers G Herbo's "25" Is Reportedly On Pace To Underperform Initial Sales Projections G Herbo's latest album suffers a slight dip in first-week sales projections. By Joshua Robinson July 08, 2021
Music UPS Removes Too $hort & E-40's Music Video Over Copyright Dispute The postage company did not find the humor in the pair's latest video. By Madusa S. February 27, 2021
Music Artists & Fans Call Big Sean "Beautiful" After He Reveals His Insane Hair Growth Fans are currently thirsting over Big Sean's latest hair growth post. By Joshua Robinson August 04, 2021
Music Doja Cat Reveals The Weeknd Will Make An Appearance On "Planet Her" She also shared why she often acts goofy or silly to keep herself grounded. By Erika Marie April 23, 2021
Music Wale Reflects On 11 Years Of "More About Nothing" & Possible Re-Release Wale's beloved "More About Nothing" turns eleven today, and the rapper reflects on the difficult road of bringing mixtapes to streaming platforms. By Mitch Findlay August 03, 2021
Music Travis Scott Feeds 50K Houston Residents Amidst Texas' Historic Freeze Travis Scott uplifts his hometown by feeding 50,000 residents as Houston continues to suffer from low temperatures and power outages. By Joshua Robinson February 26, 2021
Music Baby Racks Talks Gucci Mane Dropping Him From Label: “I’m 1017 Forever” Racks says things are currently good between him and Wop. By Lamar Banks November 10, 2022