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Music FKA Twigs & Chris Brown Carry Us Through Our "R&B Season" Update This week's update also includes Diplo's "Forget About Me" in collaboration with Durante and Aluna (from AlunaGeorge). By Hayley Hynes January 16, 2022
Music Mac Bre-Z Recalls 2005 Moment When She Was Punched By Gucci Mane Gucci's former collaborator detailed what led up to the viral incident. By Erika Marie December 17, 2020
Songs XXXTENTACION's "SAD!" Joins YouTube's 1B Club The song hit 1 billion just after Future & Drake’s “Life Is Good”. By hnhh January 23, 2021
Numbers King Von's "Took Her To The O" Goes Platinum King Von earns a new platinum plaque for "Took Her To The O," which marks the second he's received so far. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2021
Music Kelis Claims Pharrell & Chad Hugo Never Paid Her For Her Neptunes-Produced Albums Kelis is calling out the production duo for failing to pay her royalties. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj's Little Sister Ming Maraj Raps Along To "Moment 4 Life": Report Nicki Minaj's sister Ming Maraj looked much like her famous older sibling after a video surfaced of her rappings along toNicki's 2010 hit "Moment 4 Life." By Erika Marie April 25, 2020
Original Content Lil Wayne’s “I Feel Like Dying” Altered The Trajectory Of Hip-Hop An in-depth look at the importance of Lil Wayne's "I Feel Like Dying."In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the nation’s opioid crisis a “public health emergency.” By Michael Kawaida December 27, 2019
Music Jim Jones Explains Why Dipset Will Never Battle G-Unit Jim Jones reflects on the unlikeliness of a G-Unit vs Dipset Verzuz battle, citing a lack of camaraderie as one of the many reasons. By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Music 03 Greedo Has A "3,000 Song Rollout" In Place To Cover His 20 Year Prison Bid 03 Greedo invested in his future before the onset of his 20-year sentence. By Devin Ch August 17, 2019
Music R. Kelly's Inner Circle To Be Indicted In Connection To Federal Sex Charges: Report More indictments are on the way, according to people close to R. Kelly's federal investigation. By Aron A. July 15, 2019
Pop Culture Metro Boomin's "HEROES & VILLAINS"'s First Week Sales Projections Are Here After an impressive rollout and so many insane tracks, it looks like Metro will have his biggest debut yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 04, 2022
Music Trick Daddy Blames Trolls, Not BeyHive, For Beyoncé Backlash Last year, Trick Daddy went viral after a clip of him saying Beyoncé can't sing went viral and now, he's doing a bit of explaining. By Erika Marie April 20, 2022