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Music Mase Disproves 50 Cent's Accusations About Fivio Foreign Publishing Rights Mase cleared up allegations made by 50 Cent that he''s holding on to rapper Fivio Foreigns rights while asking Diddy for his own. By Erika Marie February 20, 2020
Music Wack 100 Claims He Actually Owns The Game's "Born 2 Rap" Royalties Wack 100 denied the possibility that The Game's "Born 2 Rap" royalties could now belong to his sexual assault accuser, since he himself owns these royalties. By Lynn S. April 19, 2020
Music Rappers, Musicians Rejected By Insurance Co.'s As COVID-19 Cancels Tours More shows are getting cancelled in wake of the Coronavirus pandemic but insurance companies aren't covering these types of claims. By Aron A. March 16, 2020
Music 22Gz Proves He's The Brooklyn Drill General In Funk Flex Freestyle 22Gz spits fire on Funk Flex. By Ben Bijur January 27, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion, SZA & Normani Drop Jaws On Rolling Stone Cover Megan Thee Stallion, SZA, & Normani cover Rolling Stone's "Women Shaping The Future" issue out this March. By Aron A. February 19, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Housemate Denies Setting Him Up Pop Smoke's close friend and housemate, Mike Dee, has spoken about the rapper's death after being accused by fans of setting him up. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Pop Culture The "Cancel Culture" Vicious Circle: From Doja Cat To 6ix9ine Many debates have been had over the merits of "cancel culture," but how do these moments of outrage actually affect artists' numbers? By Noah John August 07, 2020
Random Swizz Beatz Explains Why Son Wore Skeleton Face Paint To Grammys Swizz Beatz's 19-year-old son wore this skeleton makeup as part of his artistic alter-ego, Note Marcato. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Music Tinashe & Roy Woods Amp Up Our "R&B Season" Playlist This Week A new collab from Tinashe and ZHU plus a cut off Roy Woods' new album, "Dem Times," are amping up our "R&B Season" playlist this week. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music A Whitney Houston Hologram Is Heading On Tour In a few days, Whitney Houston will be taking the stage like never before -- as a hologram. By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2020
Music Wiz Khalifa Has Big Plans For 4/20 Wiz Khalifa is celebrating 4/20 in quarantine by partaking in the WeedMaps virtual festival, and possibly dropping a new album, as well. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020
Music Future, Polo G, & More Keep Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Looking Hot This week's additions to our "Fire Emoji" playlist include cuts off Future and Polo G's new albums, along with releases from the likes of Migos and more. By Lynn S. May 16, 2020