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Music Chris Brown Signs Historic New Deal With RCA Records Chris Brown becomes one of the youngest artists ever to own their master recordings. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential A$AP Mob Tracks The best of A$AP Mob. By Danny Schwartz December 19, 2016
Music Exclusive: Doja Cat Details Strange List Of Musical Influences & Reveals Crush On Aesop Rock Doja Cat speaks on her collaboration with Rico Nasty and how she would be embarrassed to send beats to Pharrell. By Alex Zidel March 08, 2019
Music Offset's Alleged Baby Mother Celina Powell Gives Birth To Her Child Celina Powell, the woman who claimed she was pregnant with Offsets child, gives birth. By Aron A. March 23, 2018
Music Yo Gotti Reportedly Named As A Person Of Interest In Young Dolph Shooting According to reports, Yo Gotti is currently on LAPD's radar following Young Dolph shooting. By Aron A. September 26, 2017
Original Content Meet Dolan Beats: He's Worked With All Your Favorite Trap Rappers Producer Dolan Beats is one of hip-hop's "Most Known Unknown." By Vince Rick March 16, 2018
Music Everything You Need To Know About Russ How Russ became one of SoundCloud's brightest stars. By Danny Schwartz February 22, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar Shares What Dr. Dre Taught Him About The Music Business Kendrick Lamar got some helpful tips from one of the greatest hip-hop artists ever. By Matt F October 04, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: C4 C4, producer of T.I.'s "Money Talk" and Young Thug's "Thief in the Night," is the latest subject of Behind the Beat. By Angus Walker April 22, 2016
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Attends Opening Of New $200M Compton High School Campus Dr. Dre attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus, which officially opens in the fall. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music JPEGMAFIA Calls Out Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist For Not Taking Enough Risks JPEGMAFIA spoke about being a "risk-taker" in hip-hop during a new interview with Billboard. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025