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TV The First Trailer For The "Beastie Boys Story" Has Arrived: Watch The Video Get ready for Ad-Rock & Mike D to take their fans on a historic journey in the new "Beastie Boys Story" documentary. By Dominiq R. January 28, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Blasts 6ix9ine: "He's A Rat, He's A F*ckin' Disgrace" Benny The Butcher is apart of the lengthy list of artists who refuse to support Tekashi 6ix9ine. By Erika Marie May 25, 2020
Music Lil Yachty Reveals Release Date For Next Song & Music Video Lil Yachty is releasing a new single prior to the release of "Lil Boat 3" on May 29th. By Alexander Cole May 25, 2020
Music The Weeknd Fans Complain His TikTok Interactive Virtual Concert Was Too Short The app also allegedly crashed at one point because too many people were answering an interactive question. By Erika Marie August 08, 2020
Music Kehlani Talks Being Compared To H.E.R. & SZA, Discusses Deaths Of Young Artists Kehlani recently covered "Teen Vogue" and in her feature she talked being compared to other artists while also chatting about her relationships with Mac Miller, Chynna Rogers, and Lexii Alijai. By Erika Marie May 18, 2020
Music The-Dream & Kehlani Highlight This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist The-Dream dominated this week's "R&B Season" playlist with cuts from his new album, "SXTP4," along with offerings from Kehlani, Kelly Rowland, and more. By Lynn S. April 19, 2020
Music Quavo Graduates High School, Will Drop Migos Track With NBA YoungBoy Tonight Quavo dropped out of high school just months before he was set to graduate, so he recently announced he'd completed his courses and received his high school diploma. By Erika Marie May 21, 2020
Music Boosie Badazz Praises 2Pac Shakur As The GOAT Boosie Badazz takes to Instagram to celebrate the late, great 2Pac Shakur on his 49th birthday. By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2020
Music Timbaland Addresses Possibility Of A Dr. Dre Vs. Diddy Verzuz Battle Timbaland spoke about his and Swizz Beatz's future plans for their "Verzuz" battle series, revealing that they've had the idea "for quite some time." By Lynn S. April 22, 2020
Music Jay Z & Drake Fans Debate Hypothetical IG Live Battle Between Rappers Fans had a lot to say about the hypothetical battle between Jay Z & Drake. Who do you think would win? By Erika Marie April 22, 2020
Music Fivio Foreign Taps Star Power For "800 B.C." Tracklist Meek Mill, Quavo, Lil Baby, and more join Fivio Foreign on his forthcoming project. By Aron A. April 21, 2020
Music Pop Smoke Cause Of Death Revealed Pop Smoke's autopsy results have been released, concluding that the rapper died from a fatal gunshot wound to the torso. By Alex Zidel February 21, 2020