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Music Aaliyah, The Weeknd & SAINt JHN Deliver For This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist The Weeknd makes two appearances on this week's "R&B Season" playlist. By Aron A. December 19, 2021
Music 50 Cent Says Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Inspired Him To Write In a new interview, 50 Cent reveals that Eminem's "EPMD 2" verse drove him to write and record some new music. By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Music Soulja Boy: "I Introduced FruityLoops To The Culture" Soulja Boy credits himself for rappers wanting to produce their own songs. By Aron A. May 20, 2021
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Music Bhad Bhabie Is Haunted By "Cash Me Outside" Memes: "I Hate It So Much" It's the catchphrase that helped launch her into infamy, but now that she's matured, the rapper doesn't want to be seen as a "hateful little girl." By Erika Marie March 24, 2021
Numbers Cardi B's "Up" Becomes Her Fifth #1 Single Cardi B's "Up" secures the top position on the Billboard charts, giving the rapper the fifth number one of her career. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Music Pharrell Describes Jay-Z's Writing Process As "Weird" But "Amazing" Pharrell detailed Hov's writing process during a recent podcast appearance. By Taylor McCloud November 30, 2021
Music 21 Savage Talks NBA YoungBoy & Lil Durk Beef, "Ain't No Trying" To End It The ongoing contention between Durk and YoungBoy has resulted in diss tracks, but 21 isn't trying to get himself involved in the controversy. By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Pop Culture Nivea Admits That R. Kelly Flirted With Her When She Was Younger During an interview with Angela Yee's "Lip Service," Nivea says that R. Kelly used to try and talk to her when she was younger. By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2021
Music Saweetie Previews "Risky" Ft. Drakeo The Ruler, Declares "Pretty B*tch Summer" Unfazed by her breakup with Quavo, Saweetie gave a shout-out to "all my single ladies" & stated that this summer, "we out here getting risky." By Erika Marie March 30, 2021
Music Lil Tecca Gets Rid Of His Braces, Cole Bennett Says It's The "End Of An Era" The teenager removed his signature braces he sported in the visual for his hit "Ransom." By Madusa S. May 25, 2021
Music DaBaby Once Again Calls On Drake For A Collab: "I'm Waiting On You" Fans are hoping that the friends and Billboard Music Award winners will hit the studio together soon. By Erika Marie May 24, 2021