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Music Kanye West's "Donda" Tops Billboard 200 With Year-Best In Album Sales Kanye West debuts atop the Billboard 200 with most first-week sales of 2021. By Cole Blake September 05, 2021
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 17 An overview of r'n'b and hip-hop albums on the Billboard 200 this week. By Chris Tart July 19, 2017
Music Wale To Headline "BETX on the Road: DMV" Concert Event The hometown rapper will star in this one night only event. By Matt F July 13, 2017
Music Future Surprises Wireless Festival Fans By Bringing Out Drake During Performance Drake delivered a speech before the pair performed their collaborative tracks like "Life is Good" and "Way 2 Sexy." By Erika Marie September 10, 2021
Music JAY-Z's "Made In America" Festival Returns This September, JAY-Z's "Made In America" festival is set to return with its tenth installment, lineup to be determined. By Mitch Findlay May 26, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Unpacks "Bandana" Favorite "Situations" On "Between The Lines" Freddie Gibbs speaks on his cousin, his grandmother and writing from prison in "Between The Lines." By Alex Zidel July 12, 2019
Society 50 Cent Was Offered $500K To Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration 50 Cent turned it down because he didn't know how he could fix the potential backlash. By Alex Zidel February 20, 2019
Music DJ Paul Remembers Wild Afterparty With Dr. Dre & Mike Tyson During the debut episode of "Mafia Radio," DJ Paul tells Xzibit about a crazy afterparty experience with Dr. Dre and Mike Tyson. By Mitch Findlay November 05, 2020
Music Jeremih Returns To IG After COVID-19 Battle: "I'm Still Here" After a long and alarming battle with COVID-19, Jeremih returns with a triumphant Instagram post: "I'm back." By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2020
Music Future Sings His Heart Out In New Snippet Though he has yet to announce a new album, Future has been hard at work crafting some emotional ballads for whatever comes next. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Music Waka Flocka Concert Canceled In Solidarity With Indigenous Tribe In Canada Waka Flocka is choosing to respect the desires of the First Nations of Kanehsatake Indigenous people By Milca P. July 27, 2021
Music Lil Gnar Asserts Future Is Better Than Tupac & Hip Hop Fans Battle The reactions to this have been a mixed bag as Future and Tupac's fans go to war on social media. By Erika Marie January 15, 2022