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Music Ciara Asked Label For Her Masters After They Didn't Believe "Level Up" Would Be Successful The singer says when she showed her label her plans for "Level Up" and her project, they didn't seem interested. By Erika Marie June 20, 2022
Pop Culture Quavo Previews A Booked & Busy Day In His Rap Star Life For TikTok: Watch From the movie set to the main stage, Quavo took fans through a day in his life. By Hayley Hynes June 20, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown Shuts Down Michael Jackson Comparisons: "He's Lightyears Ahead" Breezy shut down the long-standing internet debate during his "Big Boy's Neighborhood" interview. By Hayley Hynes June 20, 2022
Music FKA Twigs & Jorja Smith Realize They're Cousins After Collaborating Together FKA Twigs and Jorja Smith recently learned that they're both cousins, despite previously working together on "Caprisongs." By Cole Blake June 20, 2022
Music Mos Def Explains Why Kanye West Was Bound To Win 2007 Release Day Battle With 50 Cent: Report In 2007, Ye and Fif released "Graduation" and "Curtis," respectively, on the same day and Kanye outdid his peer in first week sales by almost 250K units. By Erika Marie August 15, 2022
Pop Culture Jack Harlow & Baby Keem Clowned Over BET Hip Hop Awards Lyricist Of The Year Nod Twitter has been pondering why names like Joey Bada$$, Pusha T, and JID didn't make it on the list. By Hayley Hynes September 13, 2022
Music Chris Brown Accused Of Keeping $1.1M Payday After Cancelling Concert During Soundcheck Breezy and Lil Baby hit the road on their "One Of Them Ones" tour earlier this week. By Hayley Hynes July 16, 2022
Music XXL Freshman Freestyles Trailer Teases Bars From Babyface Ray, SoFaygo, & More XXL has shared a trailer for the freestyles from their 2022 Freshman class including Saucy Santana, BabyTron, Babyface Ray, and more. By Cole Blake June 20, 2022
Music The Game Says He Has The Best Rap Album Out, Thanks Fans For Support The Game tells everyone to listen to his album if they haven't already. By Lawrencia Grose August 15, 2022
Music Drake Spotted At Kendrick Lamar Toronto Show: Watch Drake seemed to have a great time at the Big Steppers Tour stop. By Rex Provost August 15, 2022
Music Fredo Bang Says He Cancelled Concert After Promoter Was Robbed Fredo Bang says the promoter is now mad at him for canceling the show. By Aron A. June 20, 2022
Music Wu-Tang Affiliate Grant Williams Released After 23 Years For Wrongful Conviction Grant Williams was awarded a $7M settlement after wrongfully serving 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. By Brianna Lawson May 24, 2022