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Music Ralo Shuts Down People Criticizing His Recent Link-Up With Lil Woody Ralo has previously clowned Lil Woody for speaking to a law class after his witness testimony in the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Luce Cannon & Bricc Baby Reveal They Are Cellmates Amid Big U RICO Case Luce Cannon and Bricc Baby had both allegedly made comments supposedly connected to the Big U RICO case on the "No Jumper" platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Dreamville Festival 2025 Reveals Set Times For J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu & More This will be the final Dreamville Festival from J. Cole and company, and they are definitely going out with a bang. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Pop Culture The Weeknd Shares Intense Second Look At His "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Film The Weeknd may have left a sour taste in fans' mouths after "The Idol," but the emotional range in this trailer is quite impressive. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music DDG Addresses Reports That Halle Bailey Blocked His Bia Collaboration It looks like DDG doesn't want to stir up any more drama that has to do with the mother of his child, Halle Bailey. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Teams Up With Chris Brown On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week on our "R&B Season" playlist update, we highlighted killer new tracks from Leon Thomas, Chris Brown, and Sean Leon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Anderson .Paak And The Free Nationals Announce New Album Dropping In 2017 Anderson .Paak is releasing a new album with his band, The Free Nationals, later this year. By Kevin Goddard January 12, 2017
Music O.T. Genasis' "Cut It" Becomes His 2nd Platinum Single O.T. Genasis now has two platinum plaques in the bag. His Young Dolph-featuring single "Cut It" has officially moved 1 million copies. By Angus Walker November 27, 2016
Music Drake Fans Beg For An Encore At Wireless Festival This was the R&B-centric night of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover this year, and we imagine the cold-blooded bars will follow. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Previews His Return With New Song Featuring Ravyn Lenae Ravyn Lenae and Childish Gambino previously collaborated on the 2024 song “One Wish,” from Bird’s Eye album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Shockingly Announces Surprise Mixtape Coming Out This Month Metro Boomin previewed this upcoming mixtape with a slick new song featuring lyrical assistance from Roscoe Dash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Chef Claims She Feared Being Murdered For Accusing Him Of Abuse Jordan Atkinson wrote a letter to the Diddy trial's Judge Arun Subramanian asking that he deny Sean Combs' bond after the jury's verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025