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Music Rich The Kid Says He Paid Nearly $1 Million To Get Out Of His First Record Deal Rich The Kid reveals he paid just under $1 million to get out of his first record deal. By Cole Blake February 06, 2021
Music T.I. Explains Defending His Catalog Against 50 Cent "Verzuz" Trolls The naysayers motivated T.I. to go hard on "The L.I.B.R.A." By Erika Marie October 20, 2020
Music 21 Savage & J. Cole's "A Lot" Goes 5x Platinum After 2 Years That's a lot of sales. By Karlton Jahmal April 03, 2021
Music Too $hort Reflects On Recording 4 Hours Of "Pu**y" Ad-Lib For Dr. Dre Too $hort reflects on recording a singular, X-rated ad-lib for four hours straight during one of Dr. Dre's "Detox" studio sessions. By Mitch Findlay March 05, 2021
Music DJ Paul & HNHH "Mafia Radio": Eric Bellinger Talks Ghostwriting & Winning A Grammy In the third episode of DJ Paul & HNHH’s “Mafia Radio” podcast, Academy Award-winning songwriter and singer Eric Bellinger talks about ghostwriting, winning a grammy, and how to make it in music in 2020. By Noor Lobad November 17, 2020
Music Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Becomes Most-Certified Song In RIAA History "Old Town Road (Remix)" has been certified a record-breaking 14th time by the RIAA. By Cole Blake January 09, 2021
Music Detroit Rapper Bandgang Jizzle P Reportedly Shot & Killed Bandgang Jizzle P, also known as Bandgang AJ, was reportedly shot and killed in Detroit this week. By Alex Zidel September 24, 2020
Pop Culture Polo G, Lil Tjay, And BROCKHAMPTON Take Over This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist The newest studio album from Lil Tjay just dropped on Friday. By hnhh April 03, 2021
Music "Madvillainy" Earns MF Doom A New UK Record A legend makes history from the grave. By Karlton Jahmal January 09, 2021
Music Denaun Porter Celebrates Eminem's "Infinite": "We Did It Broski" On the twenty-fourth anniversary of Eminem's "Infinite," Denaun Porter took a moment to reflect on where it all began. By Mitch Findlay November 12, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes Was Near Death Due To Polyps: "I Just Started Crying" The rap icon was open and honest about his health scares and nearly losing his life. By Erika Marie November 12, 2020
Music Queen Naija & Ari Lennox Announce New Collaboration But Fans Aren't Here For It Internet users held nothing back as they scrutinized the upcoming collaboration between the songstresses "Set Him Up." By Madusa S. April 03, 2021