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Music B. Simone Announces New EP, Gets Clowned B. Simone just announced that she'll be dropping "a rap EP" soon, but her recent controversies came back to haunt her. By Lynn S. July 01, 2020
Music Conway The Machine Announces Retirement From Rap Conway lays out the timeline of his eventual retirement, announcing his plans to hang up the mic once and for all. By Mitch Findlay April 09, 2020
Music Big Sean Confirms Nas Is Working On New Album Big Sean reveals that Nas has been working on a new album, meaning we're likely getting music from both rappers this year. By Mitch Findlay February 13, 2020
Music Joyner Lucas Reacts To Eminem Naming Him One Of The Greatest Of All Time Eminem revealed his picks for the greatest rappers of all-time, including Joyner Lucas and others. By Alex Zidel June 15, 2020
Music Roddy Ricch Pays Homage To Pop Smoke In NYC Roddy Ricch performed Pop Smoke's "Welcome To The Party" on the "Antisocial" tour date in New York City. By Aron A. February 20, 2020
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Writes Birthday Message For XXXTentacion Happy birthday, Triple X. By Mitch Findlay January 23, 2020
Music The-Dream & Kehlani Highlight This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist The-Dream dominated this week's "R&B Season" playlist with cuts from his new album, "SXTP4," along with offerings from Kehlani, Kelly Rowland, and more. By Lynn S. April 19, 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 Young Thug Shows Lil Wayne Love On "Barter 6" Birthday Young Thug shouts out Lil Wayne on the anniversary of his own "Barter 6" release. By Alex Zidel April 17, 2020
Music Joe Budden Believes Jay Z Bodied Jay Electronica On "A Written Testimony" Joe Budden firmly believes Jay Electronica got bodied by Hov on his own album. By Dominiq R. March 15, 2020
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 Young M.A Sparks Fan Debate Over Haircut Tweet: "I Wanna Cut My Hair" Young M.A's recent talk of doing the big chop had many fans tweeting in protest to save the mane of their beloved rap fave. By Keenan Higgins February 17, 2020