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Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Fabolous, The Weeknd & 21 Savage Lead This Week's Display A lot of OG love in this week's TIDAL Wave playlist. By Alex Zidel December 04, 2019
Music Nicki Minaj's Ex-Manager Sickamore Recalls Her Blasting Him For Photo Shoot The music business executive said that he didn't get Nicki a trailer for her to change in for a VIBE magazine shoot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2023
Music Ari Lennox Reveals "Shea Butter Baby" Remixes EP Drops Friday Ari Lennox teases fans with the upcoming "Shea Butter Baby" remix EP. By Rose Lilah March 25, 2020
Music Wu-Tang Clan Rings In 25 Years Of "36 Chambers" At NPR's "Tiny Desk" The "Wu Classics" were performed for NPR's "Tiny Desk" series. By Alex Zidel December 05, 2018
Tech Soulja Boy Hilariously Discovers That Apple Vision Pro Supports Adult Content The rap pioneer is having a little too much juvenile fun with his new toy, but we can't say it's not a funny clip to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music Pop Smoke Documentary In The Works Pop Smoke will be immortalized through a new posthumous album and documentary, released by his label head Steven Victor. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2020
Music Childish Gambino Closes The Curtains On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing releases from the R&B realm this week came from 4batz and Usher, Khalid, and Blxst and Ty Dolla $ign. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2024
Pop Culture Kai Cenat's Friend Sniffs Nicki Minaj's Chair The bizarre stunt was a step too far for a lot of people. By Ben Mock December 14, 2023
Music Lil Durk Trial's Prosecutors Ask Judge To Seal Witness List Prosecutors in the Lil Durk case reportedly indicated they have 35 witnesses ready to testify, with 20 of them being key to the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Ice Cube Refutes Conspiracy Theory About Secret Meeting To Change Rap He responded to a fan expanding on a point made by Alex Jones. By Lavender Alexandria January 30, 2024
Music Drake's Setlist At Dreamville Fest 2023 In addition to a stacked performance of hits, the Toronto superstar brought out GloRilla, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, and his mentor Lil Wayne. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2023