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Music R. Kelly Trial: Man Testifies That He Was Sexually Abused By Singer The first male witness testifies against R. Kelly during his NYC sex trafficking trial. By Aron A. August 30, 2021
Music The Weeknd & Majid Jordan Highlight This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist Plus, new music from Pink $weats and GENER8ION. By Aron A. October 24, 2021
Music Police Camp Out In Front Of Yo Gotti's Restaurant Following Young Dolph's Death: Report Memphis politicians have called for a citywide curfew as rumors of retaliation circulate online. By Erika Marie November 17, 2021
Music Charlamagne Tha God & DJ Envy Aren't Impressed By Kanye's "Donda" Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy weren't exactly the biggest fans of Kanye West's new album "Donda." By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Music Kanye West Reveals "DONDA 2" Tracklist We'll be getting 20+ new songs from Ye and crew. By Taiyo Coates February 18, 2022
Music Drake & Future Perform "Way 2 Sexy" At J. Cole Concert Drake performed "Laugh Now Cry Later" and "Way 2 Sexy" with Future at J. Cole's "The Off-Season" tour date in Miami. By Aron A. September 25, 2021
Original Content Who Is Mike Dimes? Mike Dimes dropped off his debut album today, "IN DIMES WE TRUST," following a flurry of hard-hitting singles, including "MY STORY" and "NO TRENDS." Get familiar with the Texas-based rapper in our exclusive interview. By Rose Lilah March 08, 2022
Music Aaliyah, The Weeknd & SAINt JHN Deliver For This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist The Weeknd makes two appearances on this week's "R&B Season" playlist. By Aron A. December 19, 2021
Music Young Dolph Was Reportedly Buying Cookies For His Mom When He Was Killed More details surrounding the tragic circumstances of Young Dolph's passing are being revealed. By Alexander Cole November 17, 2021
Music Travis Scott Changes Instagram Bio Back To Tease Upcoming Album "Utopia" Travis' album was highly-anticipated before the Astroworld incident. By Thomas Galindo December 19, 2021
Music Lil Peep's Wrongful Death Lawsuit Will Head To Trial A judge has determined Lil Peep's mother Liza Kathryn Womack, has enough evidence to proceed with her wrongful death lawsuit. By Brianna Lawson February 17, 2022
Original Content How Freddie Gibbs Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Troll Fresh from his latest battle with DJ Akademiks, we take a look at how Freddie Gibbs became hip-hop's king of comedy, coinciding with his ascent to one of the game's most revered artists. By Robert Blair November 23, 2021