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Music Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Attendee Enlists Ben Crump In Lawsuit: Report More lawsuits have been filed against Travis Scott and Live Nation over the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld Festival in Houston. By Aron A. November 08, 2021
Music Bun B Breaks Down Iconic Jay-Z & Pimp C Interaction During "Big Pimpin'" Video Shoot The Houston rapper told the story of how he, Jay-Z & Pimp C got together for the iconic "Vol. 3" record. By Taylor McCloud October 14, 2021
Music Travis Scott Addresses Satanic Ritual Conspiracy Theory & Violence At His Shows Travis Scott addresses viral conspiracy theories about the Astroworld Festival tragedy being a satanic ritual. By Alex Zidel December 09, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Says He Wanted To Buy Death Row Records & Was Hurt He Never Got The Chance Tha Doggfather said he joined Def Jam because he couldn't buy Death Row. By Taylor McCloud December 09, 2021
Music The Isley Brothers Tiny Desk Is A Music History Master Class The Isley Brothers perform four classics from their legendary catalog for NPR's "Tiny Desk" series. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Explains Real Reason Behind His Viral Dance Moves In a recent IG post, Bobby Shmurda explained the real reason behind his dance moves and embraces his freedom. By Brianna Lawson January 05, 2022
Music Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is A Classic, Says Givenchy Creative Director Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" continues to get hyped up ahead of its release. By Alexander Cole December 12, 2020
Numbers Future & Nicki Minaj's "You Da Baddest" Hits Platinum Nicki Minaj and Future's intimate duet "You Da Baddest" hits one million album-equivalent units, earning the rappers another platinum plaque. By Mitch Findlay January 08, 2021
Music Travis Scott Announces Astroworld Fest Is Returning In 2021 Astroworld Fest is plotting a post-COVID-19 return in 2021. By Aron A. November 10, 2020
Music Young Thug Remembers King Von Following the death of King Von, Atlanta's own Young Thug took to Instagram to commemorate the fallen Chicago rapper. By Mitch Findlay November 10, 2020
Music DaBaby Also Dropped From Day N Vegas Festival Day N Vegas has dropped DaBaby from its lineup and replaced him with Roddy Ricch. By Joshua Robinson August 02, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Looks Back On 13 Years Of "Tha Carter III" As "Tha Carter III" turns thirteen, Lil Wayne took a moment to reflect on one of the biggest albums of his career. By Mitch Findlay June 11, 2021