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Profiles Jay Critch Says His Sound Is The "New Wave Of New York" In "On The Come Up" Jay Critch talks Rich The Kid, "Hood Favorite," TME & more in the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. November 21, 2018
Music J. Cole Once Again Goes Platinum With No Features J. Cole's "KOD" earns a platinum certification. By Mitch Findlay December 20, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Catches Baby Fever & Contemplates "Risking It All" At TIDAL Offices The rapper continues to fuel rumors that she's ready to start a family of her own. By Erika Marie March 06, 2019
Original Content The Importance Of The Album Cover Cover art is more important than ever in 2018. By Luke Hinz October 26, 2018
Original Content Lil Wayne: From Child Prodigy To GOAT Contender With "Tha Carter V" on the way, revisit an era where Lil Wayne went by "Baby D." By Mitch Findlay September 26, 2018
Music YNW Melly Reportedly Has A Tattoo Of Victim's Mother's Name On His Neck The mother of one of the victim's said her son loved Melly like a brother. By Erika Marie March 13, 2019
Music Alicia Keys Shares "ALICIA" Tracklist Ft. Jill Scott, Tierra Whack, Snoh Aalegra, Miguel The singer's seventh studio album drops this Friday (Sept. 18). By Erika Marie September 17, 2020
Music Run The Jewels & Rick Rubin Discuss "RTJ 4" With "RTJ4" locked and loaded, Run The Jewels have linked up with Rick Rubin for a lengthy discussion on life and music. By Mitch Findlay March 04, 2020
TV Diddy Claims He Demanded Travis Scott's BBMAs Show: "I Am Uncancelling The Cancelled" Diddy is making sure Travis gets his time in the spotlight. By Hayley Hynes May 10, 2022
Music 50 Cent Compares Tupac & Eminem's Songs About Their Mothers Both Em & Pac rapped about having moms with drug abuse issues, but Fif believes this shows differing perspectives of white & Black America By Erika Marie November 28, 2022
Relationships Kehlani Posts Flirty TikTok With New GF Kiara Russell The couple sang along to Polo Frost's new viral hit "Hey Hey." By Thomas Galindo February 23, 2023
Music Saweetie Puts Quavo On Blast With Embarrassing DM Saweetie shut down anything Quavo had to say. By Elias Andrews April 23, 2024