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Music J. Cole Is The First Artist To Have Solo Feature On The Cover Of Slam J. Cole discusses the inspiration behind "The Off-Season" in his historical new cover story with SLAM. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Pop Culture Lizzo Shares Vulnerable Mental Breakdown On TikTok The artist shared the tearful footage to the short-form video app. By Madusa S. May 11, 2021
Music Meek Mill Evokes Anger From Internet Over Kobe Bryant Lyric In Lil Baby Collab A snippet of a song surfaced online and once the public heard his lyric about Kobe, people unleashed their ire on the rapper. By Erika Marie February 17, 2021
Music Beyoncé Curated Her Own "Classy, Bougie, Ratchet" Playlist Beyoncé put together a playlist of her favourite "classy, bougie, ratchet" songs in honour of her and Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" remix. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Music Trippie Redd Adds XXXTentacion Collab "Bad Vibes Forever" To ALLTY4 A tribute to his departed friend. By Noah C November 26, 2019
Music Westside Gunn "Flygod Is An Awesome God 2" Tracklist: Report Westside Gunn is releasing his new album "Flygod Is An Awesome God 2" on July 3. By Alex Zidel July 01, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Shows Love To Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé, & Doja Cat Amid Chart Battle After Nicki Minaj expressed that she's just happy four women are dominating the charts with the "Say So" and "Savage" remixes, Megan Thee Stallion reciprocated the love. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Music Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Hitting All Streaming Platforms On 4/20 Dr. Dre's classic debut album "The Chronic" is about to be widely available across all digital streaming platforms. By Mitch Findlay April 09, 2020
Music 50 Cent Shares Potential Cover Art Concepts For Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album The album drops Friday (July 3), and it's still unclear what the new cover art will be, so 50 Cent dropped off a few options. By Erika Marie July 01, 2020
Music Snoh Aalegra Joins Roc Nation, Unveils Upcoming Tour Dates Snoh Aalegra is the newest member of the Roc Nation family. By Dominiq R. March 09, 2020
Music MC Eiht Discusses DJ Quik Beef & Gangster Rap Fans Rejecting Peace MC Eiht may have been rapping about drive-bys and "hittin' corners," but as he's put his beef with DJ Quik away and moved toward peace, some fans don't like it. By Erika Marie March 09, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Pushes Back New Music Again "Out Of Respect" 6ix9ine decided to delay the release of his new single and music video once again, this time "out of respect" for what the country is dealing with right now. By Lynn S. June 03, 2020