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Music Frank Ocean Inks Deal With Warner Chappell Music: Report Frank Ocean quietly making money moves. By Aron A. December 20, 2019
Music Koffee Drops The Perfect Quarantine Love Song With "Lockdown" After months of being on lockdown and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Koffee gives the world a very relatable anthem about living it up to the fullest after this quarantine eases up. By Keenan Higgins July 17, 2020
Music DJ Premier Originally Wanted To Battle Dr. Dre Following his triumphant battle with the RZA, DJ Premier hit up Sway's Universe to reflect on his original desire to battle Dr. Dre. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2020
Music Jay Electronica & Jay-Z's "A.P.I.D.T.A" Was Made The Night Kobe Bryant Died Sorrow was in the air on the night Jay Electronica and Jay-Z made the powerful closing track of "A Written Testimony." By Mitch Findlay March 13, 2020
Music DaBaby Spits Double-Time In New Song Preview DaBaby gets to chopping in his brand new song preview, showing the haters that he's got an arsenal of flows on deck. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2020
Music Will Smith Does Hilarious Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick Impression Will Smith did his best Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick impersonation in his hilarious rendition of their 1985 classic, "La Di Da Di." By Lynn S. April 15, 2020
Music Fans React To Travis Scott & Cactus Jack's "JACKBOYS" Compilation Project Fans give their first take. By Milca P. December 27, 2019
Music Diddy & Faith Evans To Honor Biggie At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction This would be a huge celebration. By Alexander Cole January 20, 2020
Music J. Cole Moving To Bring "Be Free" To Streaming According to Dreamville's Ibrahim, J. Cole is aiming to bring his powerful "Be Free" to streaming platforms. By Mitch Findlay June 08, 2020
Music Future Sounds Nothing Like Himself In 2003 Audio When His Name Was "Meathead" Future has changed so much since 2003. By Alex Zidel January 15, 2020
Music Earl Sweatshirt Issues A Deluxe Edition For "FEET OF CLAY" Earl Sweatshirt gives his November 2019 EP "FEET OF CLAY" the deluxe treatment by adding a few new songs, including the previously-released single "Whole World" produced by Alchemist. By Keenan Higgins July 24, 2020
Music Warner Music Announces $100M Donation To Fight Social Injustice After The Weeknd called on the majors to donate big and go public, Warner Music's Len Blavatnik announced a $100M fund to support organizations across America fighting racial injustices. By Aron A. June 03, 2020