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Music Bad Bunny Performs "Booker T" During Royal Rumble 2021: Watch Bad Bunny performed "Booker T" on stage with the legend, himself, during Royal Rumble, Sunday. By Cole Blake January 31, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Concert Ends After He Jumps In Crowd With $2M Ice, Fans Pull His Chain The frenzied crowd knocked the rapper's hat and some of his jewels off, abruptly ending the show. By Madusa S. April 25, 2021
Music Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Requests Break On $6.5M Bail, Says He's Not A Risk: Report The alleged gunman is asking a judge to ease up on his "extremely high" bail. By Madusa S. March 27, 2021
Music Matthew Knowles To Exit Music Industry In Favor Of New Podcast Matthew Knowles, the father of Beyoncé and Solange, says he is moving on from the music industry. By Cole Blake February 28, 2021
Music Rod Wave Goes Off On His Label Rod Wave is airing out some of his label drama on social media. By Alexander Cole January 31, 2021
Music DaBaby Blackballed From Radio As "Levitating" Gets Pulled From Station Rotation The success of Dua Lipa and DaBaby's "Levitating" single is reportedly being hampered due to the rapper's Rolling Loud comments. By Joshua Robinson August 04, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Didn't Ask Benny The Butcher For A Verse, Akademiks Says According to Akademiks, 6ix9ine never reached out to Benny The Butcher or Kid Trunks for a feature. By Aron A. January 31, 2021
Music The Weeknd’s “Take My Breath” Video Pulled From Imax Theaters Rollout Imax Theaters is no longer premiering The Weeknd's new music video for "Take My Breath" before the release of "The Suicide Squad." By Kevin Goddard August 04, 2021
Music Another Suspect Charged For The Murder Of Mo3: Report A second man has been indicted for the brutal murder last November. By Madusa S. April 24, 2021
Pop Culture Boosie Badazz Says C-Murder Is Innocent & Explains Why He Needs To Be Pardoned Boosie speaks on his reaction to Trump not granting C-Murder clemency. By Rose Lilah January 26, 2021
Numbers Drake's "What's Next" Hits Platinum Eligibility Drake's "What's Next" is his latest single to reach platinum eligibility, moving one million album-equivalent units in a little over a month. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Erica Banks Talks Choosing Warner Records & Turning Down DaBaby's Billion Dollar Baby Label Erica Banks reveals why she initially didn't like her hit song "Buss It," how she got Travis Scott on the remix, whether she would consider working with Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Alex Zidel April 19, 2021