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Music Mo3 Murder Suspect, Kewon White, Indicted On Murder Charge The young man allegedly behind Dallas rapper Mo3's highway shooting last fall has been indicted on a murder charge. By Joshua Robinson February 26, 2021
Numbers King Von, Yelawolf, Saweetie & More: Gold & Platinum Round-Up Yelawolf, King Von, Saweetie, and more have secured themselves a healthy number of gold and platinum RIAA certifications. By Mitch Findlay January 29, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg & Death Row Co-Founder Link Up After Trump Pardon Snoop Dogg thanks Trump after reuniting with Michael "Harry-O" Harris in the studio. By Aron A. January 23, 2021
Music T-Pain Says He'll Never Apologize For Popularizing Auto-Tune T-Pain impact on music will forever be iconic. By Alexander Cole March 13, 2021
Music Nav, Gunna, & Travis Scott Dropping New Single Tomorrow Are you ready for a new single from the "Yosemite" trifecta of Nav, Gunna, and Travis Scott? By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2020
Music French Montana & Tory Lanez Have Heat Dropping Really Soon After going song-for-song, French Montana and Tory Lanez will join forces for a new banger. By Aron A. April 29, 2020
Music Ice-T Co-Signs Hip Hop Founders Fund: "There’s No Retirement For Rappers" Ice-T is definitely on the same page as Swizz Beatz when it comes to looking after the forefathers of hip hop financially, noting that "there's no retirement for rappers." By Lynn S. May 28, 2020
Music Meek Mill Throws His Name In The Hat For Best Album Opener Ever Meek Mill wants the world to put some respect on his album openers. By Alex Zidel September 14, 2020
Music R. Kelly Associates Have Been Charged With Threatening Accusers Three associates of R. Kelly have been charged with bribing and even threatening accusers who fell victim to the disgraced R&B singer's sexual crimes over the past few decades. By Keenan Higgins August 12, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Earns Third No. 1 Album With "The New Toronto 3" Tory Lanez has much to celebrate after learning that "The New Toronto 3" landed him his third No. 1 album—the first album to chart in the series. By Erika Marie April 22, 2020
TV The Weeknd & Roddy Ricch Added To Lineup Of 2020 MTV VMAs Performers The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma and CNCO join the list of performers for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. By Keenan Higgins August 11, 2020
Original Content Rapsody Vs. Marlanna: On Letting Fans In & Helping New Artists With "The Royal Sessions" EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rapsody has partnered with Crown Royal Apple for "The Royal Sessions" where emerging artists are able to showcase their talents. She spoke with us about her role as "The Royal Sessions" master of ceremonies, told us advice she has for budding artists, and shared why creatives shouldn't be afraid to slide into their favorite artists DMs for advice. By Erika Marie May 21, 2020