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Numbers Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN" Continues Insane Billboard Streak Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN" continues to be a mainstay on the Billboard 200 charts, where it has remained since its release. By Mitch Findlay February 16, 2021
Music 6lack, Summer Walker & More Highlight Our "R&B Season" Playlist Plus, new music from Galimatias and Jazmine Sullivan. By Aron A. November 22, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Toosii Talks "Love Cycle" With Summer Walker & Getting Booed At His First Concert Toosii takes center stage for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind." The "Love Cycle" artist reveals that he doesn't listen to very much rap music and talks about being boo'd off stage when he opened up for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. By Madusa S. May 10, 2021
Music MC Lyte & DJ Paul Talk DJing For Michael Jordan & Fruitful Meeting With Drake's Mom DJ Paul and MC Lyte swap stories on "Mafia Radio," including gems about DJing for Michael Jordan's birthday and how meeting Drake's mom led to a platinum plaque. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Eminem & Big Daddy Kane Are Cooking Up Eminem continues to align with rap royalty as he connects with the legendary Big Daddy Kane in the studio. By Mitch Findlay February 15, 2021
Numbers Kid Cudi Charts 10 New "MOTM3" Songs On Billboard Hot 100 Kid Cudi debuts 10 new songs on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. By Alex Zidel December 21, 2020
Music Fabolous & Trey Songz Houston Event Shut Down Amid COVID-19: Report An event that Trey Songz and Fabolous were supposed to perform at sparks concern after the venue was reportedly packed beyond capacity. By Aron A. January 17, 2021
Music Meek Mill's Artist Tafia Charged For $360,000 Wire Fraud: Report The rapper was arrested and accused of organizing a huge wire fraud. By Madusa S. April 24, 2021
Music Lil Duke's J. Cole & Quavo Collab "Loyal" Surfaces Lil Duke's previously teased J. Cole collaboration "Loyal" has surfaced, featuring a verse from Quavo and production from Mustard. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2021
Music Brazilian Rapper MC Kevin Falls To Death From Hotel Balcony MC Kevin reportedly fell from the hotel's fifth-floor balcony in an attempt to avoid his wife so she wouldn't find out he was cheating on her. By Alex Zidel May 20, 2021
Music Jhené Aiko Rocks A Unicorn Onesie During Hypnotizing "Born Tired" Performance The songbird also spoke about her Album of the Year Grammy nomination for "Chilombo." By Erika Marie January 30, 2021
Sneakers Rare Travis Scott, Eminem, & Kanye West Sneakers Auctioning For Over $20K Sotheby's is auctioning some of Nike's rarest collaborations with Travis Scott, Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, and DJ Khaled for over $20,000. By Joshua Robinson March 25, 2021