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Music SZA Shares Throwback Photo With Ashanti From When She Was 13-Years Old SZA dug through the archives to find photographs of she and Ashanti. By Taylor McCloud September 15, 2021
Music Jay-Z Invited EST Gee To The Studio & Told Him Not To Bring His Ghostwriter EST Gee relives the moment when Jay-Z invited him to a studio session and cracked a joke about ghostwriters. By Joshua Robinson July 22, 2021
Music Mac Miller's Cult Classic "Faces" Mixtape To Release On Streaming Services & Vinyl To celebrate the forthcoming rerelease of "Faces," Mac Miller's team has shared the Sam Mason-directed music video for "Colors and Shapes." By Joshua Robinson September 15, 2021
Music Wale Announces Plans To Drop Out Of Broccoli City Festival: "Respect Is Why" Despite rumors that he was dropping out of the festival due to headlining concerns, Wale clarifies that has nothing to do with his decision. By Erika Marie February 01, 2022
Music Squeak, Pivot Gang Producer, Dies At 26 Squeak, a member of Saba's Pivot Gang, has passed away at the age of 26. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Speaks Out After Fans Clown $5K "Narcissist" Merch Playboi Carti claims his website was hacked and he did not approve the release of his "Narcissist" merch, including a $5,000 motorcycle helmet. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2021
Music Kodak Black Astonishes Fans With JAY-Z "Verzuz" Proposal Kodak Black is confident that he can defeat JAY-Z in a "Verzuz" battle, offering up 15% of his catalog if he loses. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2022
Music Noreaga Compares Kanye & Drake To Jay-Z & Nas, Debates "Verzuz" With Fat Joe Noreaga claims that after appearing on "Drink Champs," he continued to question Ye on whether he was serious about doing a "Verzuz" with Drake. By Erika Marie November 06, 2021
Music Kanye West Mural In Chicago Being Sold As NFT Jason Peterson's stunning mural of Kanye West is available for sale as an NFT. By Aron A. October 11, 2021
Music Kanye West Doesn't Hold Back When Explaining Why Soulja Boy Was Cut From "DONDA" Kanye West said Soulja Boy is one of the most influential rappers ever, but he didn't shy away from saying his verse on "DONDA" was trash. By Alex Zidel November 05, 2021
Music Summer Walker’s Contract Leak Has Fans Pitying The R&B Star Information obtained by Rolling Stone proves that Summer Walker got the short end of the stick in her deal. By Hayley Hynes November 05, 2021
Music Cardi B Rocks Her Baby Bump While Showcasing Her Explicit Verse To Normani's "Wild Side" Cardi B isn't letting her second pregnancy stop her from thirst-trapping on the Gram By Kevin Quinitchett July 20, 2021