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Numbers Summer Walker Shatters Records: Biggest R&B Album Debut Ever On Apple Music Summer Walker's new album "Still Over It" shatters Apple Music records, becoming the biggest album debut ever by a female-identifying artist on the streaming platform. By Alex Zidel November 10, 2021
Music FBI Officially Involved In Astroworld Fest Investigation The FBI will be helping Houston PD to investigate the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld Fest. By Aron A. November 09, 2021
Music Quentin Miller Recalls How A$AP Rocky Shut Down His Lyric Idea For Cardi B’s “Hot Sh*t” Quentin Miller says that A$AP Rocky had one of his lyrics removed from Cardi B's "Hot Shit." By Cole Blake September 06, 2022
Pop Culture Coi Leray Calls Out Benzino After He Tweets About Doing An Album With Her "I made her, raised her, love her, and [am] proud of everything she's doing," Zino said of his daughter. By Hayley Hynes April 19, 2022
Pop Culture Kehlani Unveils Cover Art For "Up At Night" Featuring Justin Bieber Kehlani and the Canadian crooner previously collaborated on "Get Me" in 2020. By Hayley Hynes March 28, 2022
Numbers Doja Cat Becomes First Rapper With Three Top-Ten Songs At Top 40 Radio The year of Doja Cat continues. By Taylor McCloud October 18, 2021
Music Nas Interview Resurfaces; Unearths Jay-Z's Past Comments On Biggie, DMX, Tupac & More In the 2001 interview, Nas unpacked a confidential conversation he once had with Hov. By Milca P. July 27, 2021
Music Yung Bleu Is Surprised When BET Sends Him Jazmine Sullivan's Soul Train Awards He was happy to receive his award for Best New Artist, but he got more than he expected. By Erika Marie February 08, 2022
Music Boi-1da Shows Off Absurd Amount Of Platinum Plaques Boi-1da is one hip-hop's most decorated producers. By Thomas Galindo December 19, 2021
Original Content Vince Staples Reflects On Learning From Mac Miller & ScHoolboy Q's Feedback In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story with Vince Staples, the Long Beach, CA native reflects on his friendship with Mac Miller and ScHoolboy Q’s feedback ahead of each album. By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Music 50 Cent Reveals Mo'Nique Is In The Next Season Of "BMF" 50 Cent reveals that Mo'Nique will star in the next season of "BMF." By Aron A. May 10, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Smiley Explains "Buy Or Bye" Concept, Talks Drake Co-Sign, CLB, & More For this week's Rise & Grind, we caught up with Drake's favorite rapper, Smiley, to discuss "Buy Or Bye 2," performing at OVO Fest for his second-ever live show, and his recent health journey. By Aron A. November 16, 2021