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Random Cardi B Spent $100K On COVID-19 Testing For "WAP" Video With Megan Thee Stallion Cardi B spent over $100,000 on COVID-19 testing for the cast and crew of her raunchy "WAP" video with Megan Thee Stallion. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2020
Music The Weeknd's "After Hours" Has No Features "After Hours" will solely include vocals from The Weeknd while the singer hopes this project will help people through the Coronavirus pandemic. By Aron A. March 19, 2020
Music Beyoncé's "Homecoming" Wins Grammy For Best Music Film Bey cashes in on one of her four nominations of the night. By Noah C January 26, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Teases Unreleased Playboi Carti Banger Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti may be back on good terms after the former retweeted an unreleased collaboration of theirs. By Alex Zidel March 19, 2020
Pop Culture Boosie Badazz Roasted On Twitter Over Instagram Ban Reacting to Boosie's passionate plea to Mark Zuckerberg, fans did not hold back. By Noah John August 13, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Music Travis Scott "Fortnite" Skin & Emote Rumors Heat Up All signs point to Travis Scott joining the Fortnite family in a major way with a rumored skin and possible "Sicko Mode" emote. By Mitch Findlay February 24, 2020
Music Big Sean Talks Uniting Tee Grizzley, Eminem & More For "Friday Night Cypher" Though Detroit rappers have not always seen eye to eye, Big Sean managed to unite his city on the epic "Friday Night Cypher." By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music G Herbo & Lil Durk Will Battle On IG Live G Herbo and Lil Durk are set to do their own Instagram Live Battle courtesy of WGCI radio station. By Erika Marie May 22, 2020
Music Big Sean's Epic "Friday Night Cypher" Got People Talking Big Sean's absolutely stacked posse cut "Friday Night Cypher," which highlighted the city of Detroit, has left the masses floored. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Talks J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar Criticism, They Should Be "Flattered" Royce Da 5'9" spoke openly about J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar being criticized for not saying or doing enough during these recent Black Lives Matter protests. By Erika Marie June 17, 2020
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Is Pregnant: The Barbz React Congrats to the Queen. By Madusa S. July 20, 2020