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Music The Weeknd Demands "Transparency" From Grammys Following Snub The singer responds to not receiving any nominations as reports state he was snubbed after negotiations to perform at the Grammys became heated. By Erika Marie November 24, 2020
Music Mulatto Teases Name Change In New Snippet Mulatto gets a few things off her chest in a promising snippet, teasing both a name change and a new project to come. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Music Mafia Radio: Marlo Smith On NYC Drill, Respecting Rap OGs & Using TuneCore As An Independent Artist Marlo Smith joined co-hosts DJ Paul and Odalys on a new episode of "Mafia Radio" discussing different influential people in rap culture. By Deja Goode February 23, 2021
Music 21 Savage Had The Time Of His Life During Keyshia Cole & Ashanti's Verzuz 21 Savage was having a blast singing along to Keyshia Cole and Ashanti's greatest hits. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2021
Music Lil Baby Donates $1.5 Million Earnings From "The Bigger Picture" Lil Baby is donating $1.5 million of his earnings from "The Bigger Picture". By Alex Zidel November 24, 2020
Music Glasses Malone Is Frustrated With Mase's Gang Culture Criticism: "Ridiculous" The L.A. rapper calls out the pastor after Mase claimed that the "weakest thing a Black man can do" is "join a street gang." By Erika Marie May 11, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Says "Eternal Atake" Was "Super Dumbed Down" Due To Leak He says it is a "really good" album if another artist made it, but for him, "It didn't reach its full potential." By Erika Marie May 11, 2021
Music Lil Baby Considers Adding A Female Artist To "On Me" Lil Baby muses on the possibility of enlisting an unidentified female artist for the remix of "On Me." By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj & City Girls Make Peace: "Let's Move On & Make New Memories" After detailing why she refused to work with City Girls, the ladies came together to put any negativity behind them. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Music Meek Mill Catches Backlash Over "Expensive Pain" Album Art On Public Buses The art shows naked Black women and has been featured on public transportation, causing a debate on the internet. By Erika Marie October 13, 2021
Music Usher Talks Diddy's "Verzuz" Remarks About Jermaine Dupri, Wants To See T.I. & 50 Cent Usher was stopped by the paparazzi and asked about Diddy saying Dupri doesn't have enough hits to go up against him on "Verzuz." By Erika Marie September 15, 2021
Music YG Announces Upcoming Single With J. Cole And Moneybagg Yo YG is gearing up to drop some heat. By Taiyo Coates February 02, 2022