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Music Nicki Minaj Goes No. 1 With "Pink Friday 2" The "Let Me Calm Down" MC sold 222K first week, which means that "Pink Friday 2" had a stellar debut as expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 17, 2023
Music Will Smith Admits To Biting Rakim's Style On "Summertime" Will Smith says he "absolutely" tried to sound like Rakim on his and DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Summertime." By Cole Blake December 17, 2023
Music Doja Cat Originally Wasn't A Fan Of "Paint The Town Red": "It Reminded Me Of Like, GAP" Doja Cat says she initially was concerned "Paint The Town Red" had "a very pants-up-high vibe." By Cole Blake December 16, 2023
Music Cardi B's Tearful Livestream Gets Unsympathetic Response From Akbar V Akbar V had nothing nice to say about Cardi's situation. By Ben Mock December 16, 2023
Music Travis Scott Postpones Chicago Show Hours Before Showtime, Blames Travel Delays "To my people in Chicago I was so ready to go crazyyyy," Travis Scott says. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2023
Music Azealia Banks Calls Kanye West A "Fat Smelly Loser" Over His Nicki Minaj Rant Banks took issue with West saying he "supported" Nicki Minaj's career. By Ben Mock December 16, 2023
Music AZ Joins "Drink Champs" To Discuss Collabs, The Industry & How He Stays Grounded The New York MC is often hailed as one of the most underrated rappers of all time, and he discusses how he looks past that label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 16, 2023
Music Blueface & Soulja Boy Beef Over "Verzuz" Battle Claims According to Soulja Boy, he'd win the battle easily, as Blueface would simply perform "Thotiana" five times. By Caroline Fisher December 15, 2023
Music GloRilla Responds To Fabolous' Criticism Of Women In Rap GloRilla's not here for Fabolous' comments. By Caroline Fisher December 14, 2023
Music Drake Hits The Basketball And Tennis Courts While In Turks & Caicos It wasn't all relaxation for Drake on his vacation. By Lavender Alexandria December 14, 2023
Music Kanye West Accused By Another Lawyer Of Ghosting Him An attorney for Trax Records is trying to get Ye to respond to a lawsuit over an uncleared sample on the "Donda 2" track "Flowers." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2023
Music J. Cole Previews New Song While Shouting Out T-Minus J. Cole previewed his new song with Bas and gave some context about it. By Lavender Alexandria July 20, 2023