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Music Freeway Rick Ross Believes Entertainers Would Rather Be Famous Than Rich It's all about the image, not necessarily the cash flow. By Erika Marie December 28, 2019
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Reveals Star-Studded "Artist 2.0" Tracklist Young Thug, Summer Walker, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, and more will feature on A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's upcoming album, "Artist 2.0" out this Friday. By Aron A. February 11, 2020
Music Ciara Postpones Texas Concert Due To Coronavirus Fears Ciara cites coronavirus concerns for concert postponement. By Milca P. March 07, 2020
Music Young Thug, Lil Durk, & Nav Lead The Way On This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist We've racked up our "Fire Emoji" playlist with cuts off Lil Durk and Nav's new albums, plus some highlights off Young Thug and Chris Brown's joint project. By Lynn S. May 09, 2020
Music Nav Speaks On Beef With Akademiks & Talks Racism He's Endured In The Industry Nav recently released "Good Intentions," and to help promote the album, he recently conducted an interview where he touched on the beef he had with Akademiks earlier this year. By Erika Marie May 09, 2020
Music N.W.A.'s "F*ck Tha Police" Nearly Quadruples In Streams Amid George Floyd Protests N.W.A.'s 1988 hit "F*ck Da Police" has seen a major spike in streams ever since protests against police brutality have kicked off across the country. By Lynn S. June 04, 2020
Music Payola Claims Lead FCC Commissioner To Ask Record Labels To Investigate Issue Mike O'Rielly is cracking down on shady business practices in the music industry. By Aron A. January 22, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Suggests Pop Smoke Death Fueled By Jealousy Pop Smoke was killed in a home invasion robbery this morning and Nicki Minaj seems to think jealousy played a hand in his death. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music Waka Flocka Flame Is Dropping His Last Album This Year Waka Flocka sets the stage for a major 2020. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Links With Harry Fraud For "Plugs I Met Vol. 2" Benny The Butcher & Harry Fraud have been putting in work on "Plugs I Met Vol. 2," a sequel to Benny's 2019 release "Plugs I Met." By Erika Marie April 17, 2020
Music Ludacris Alludes To "F9" Taking Place In Outer Space While speaking with SiriusXM’s "The Jess Cagle Show," rapper-actor Ludacris spilled the beans that the upcoming "F9" sequel in the "Fast & Furious" franchise will possibly see the cast riding out in space. By Keenan Higgins July 10, 2020
Music Lady Antebellum Changes Name Of Group To "Lady A" Due To Slavery Connection Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum will now be referred to as Lady A as they apologize for not taking the "Antebellum South" reference into consideration when naming themselves. By Erika Marie June 11, 2020