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Music The Game Warns Rappers To Stay Independent The Game goes on passionate Twitter rant imploring artists to avoid major labels at all cost, reiterating the importance of ownership. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2020
Music Ariana Grande Closes The Door On Pete Davidson For Good During Grammy Performance Pete is the past. By Chantilly Post January 27, 2020
Music The Weeknd Dedicates "After Hours" To Superfan Who Died The Weeknd dedicated his new album, "After Hours," to one of his longtime fans, Lance, who recently passed away. By Lynn S. March 20, 2020
Music 2 Chainz Is Dropping New Music This Week With speculation that a solo album is on the way, 2 Chainz continues to roll out new music. By Mitch Findlay February 24, 2020
Music Jaden Smith On Tyler, The Creator's Win: "My Boyfriend Just Won A Grammy" Is Jaden next in line for a Grammy? By Alex Zidel January 27, 2020
Music Cordae Snaps Over Drake's "Way 2 Sexy" In New Freestyle Cordae spits bars over Drake and Kendrick Lamar instrumentals during a visit to Adrin Ross' stream. By Mitch Findlay October 04, 2021
Music Chris Brown Shares His Choreographed Take On The "Ski" Challenge Chris Brown shows off some impressive choreography for Young Thug and Gunna's viral "Ski" challenge. By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Pop Culture Billie Eilish Under Fire For Allegedly Using Anti-Asian Slurs & “Blaccent” Billie Eilish may get canceled right before her July album release. By Taya Coates June 17, 2021
Music Lupe Fiasco Is Making An Album In 24 Hours Lupe Fiasco is in the middle of creating an entire ten-song album in twenty-four hours. By Mitch Findlay August 09, 2021
Pop Culture 21 Savage Wishes "All This Violence Would Stop" & Is Met With Twitter Backlash 21 Savage wants the violence to end, but it seems like a case of "right message, wrong messenger." By Kevin Quinitchett July 13, 2021
Relationships Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Fuel Relationship Rumours With Miami Trip “Bennifer” - Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez - are one step closer to reclaiming their throne as one of the most talked-about celebrity couples. By Taya Coates May 26, 2021
Music Questlove Reveals The Roots Almost Broke Up While Recording "Illadelph Halflife" The 1996 album hosted a noticeable shift in The Roots's sound & almost caused them to split. By Erika Marie April 28, 2021