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Music Playboi Carti Had The Lollapalooza Crowd Going Crazy: Watch Playboi Carti had one of the best performances on the opening day of Lollapalooza. By Alex Zidel July 30, 2021
Numbers Summer Walker Eyeing No. 1 Debut With Just Over 170K Album Sales Summer Walker's "Still Over It" slated for inevitable No. 1 debut. By Milca P. November 14, 2021
Music Travie McCoy Says Machine Gun Kelly's Pop-Punk Era "Threw Me For A Loop" Travie McCoy calls Machine Gun Kelly "one of the dopest rappers out" but explains his hesitancy towards MGK's pop-punk record. By Aron A. September 22, 2021
Music Willow Smith Calls Mental Health "Fragile," Says She Felt "Unsafe" In Music Career The singer says when she was younger and performing, people thought she was having a tantrum when she was having anxiety attacks. By Erika Marie July 29, 2021
Music Teyana Taylor Teases Farewell Tour Teyana Taylor reveals that she will be soon hitting the road for a farewell tour. By Joshua Robinson July 29, 2021
Music Young Nudy Nearly Hit With Fireworks On Stage At Rolling Loud Nudy was able to avoid injury. By Thomas Galindo December 14, 2021
Music Usher, TLC, & Lauryn Hill Headline Inaugural Lovers & Friends Festival Lovers & Friends Festival will finally make its debut in May 2022. Usher, TLC, Ms. Lauryn, and countless other R&B and Hip-Hop legends have been confirmed for its inaugural outing. By Joshua Robinson July 29, 2021
Music New York Mayor Eric Adams Wants Platforms To Ban Drill Music Adams is targeting the Drill scene and wants social media sites to take down music videos promoting violence. By Erika Marie February 12, 2022
Music Young Dolph Explains Why He Chose Not To Retire Young Dolph explains why he chose not to retire, citing a responsibility to the ones he inspires. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2021
Music Vince Staples Had Alchemist & Earl Sweatshirt Project In The Works Before "Vince Staples" Vince Staples reveals he recorded "30 verses on 30 beats" while working on a collab project with the Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt. By Joshua Robinson July 29, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Asks Judge To Throw Out Evidence From When He Was 11 & 14 In Armed Robbery Case The 21-year-old is asking a judge not to consider evidence from when he was 11 years old. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Pops Out For Baby Keem's "Family Ties" Video Trailer Check out the trailer for Baby Keem's "family ties" music video with appearances from Kendrick Lamar and Normani. By Aron A. August 25, 2021