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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (July 8) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden July 08, 2017
Music Ty Dolla $ign Shoots Music Video For "Love U Better" With Lil Wayne & The-Dream "Love U Better" video drops later this week. By Kevin Goddard August 02, 2017
Music Russell Simmons Advises GloRilla To Focus On Art, Not Money, After Signing To Yo Gotti Gotti gave GloRilla $500K and Simmons says, "Don't waste it all on junk... Don't let the money destroy your future." By Erika Marie July 14, 2022
Music Daddy Yankee Announces Retirement & Farewell Tour Daddy Yankee says he will be retiring from music. By Cole Blake March 20, 2022
Music Jay-Z, Diddy, Saweetie, The Game & More Show Out For 4th Of July The stars were most definitely outside for Fourth of July. By Taya Coates July 05, 2021
Numbers "Certified Lover Boy" Is Already Most-Streamed Album on Apple Music This Year In less than 24 hours, "CLB" is Apple's most-streamed album. By Milca P. September 04, 2021
TV The Weeknd Gives Sneak Peek At "American Dad!" Episode The Weeknd recently shared that he'd co-written an episode of "American Dad!" and now he's giving the world the first look. By Erika Marie April 28, 2020
Music Lupe Fiasco Working On New Music Inspired By Amy Winehouse Lupe Fiasco revealed that he's been working a new project for about a year that is inspired by the late Amy Winehouse. By Lynn S. April 23, 2020
Music Rihanna Didn't Ask Shaggy To Audition, Rep Clarifies What Happened: Report According to a new report, he asked to be on the album but she told him it was already completed. By Erika Marie January 14, 2020
Music Eminem & Elton John Reunite At 2020 Academy Awards Longtime pals Eminem and Elton John reconnect. By Mitch Findlay February 10, 2020
Music Rapsody Talks Kendrick Lamar Advice & Compares DaBaby To 50 Cent Rapsody drew comparisons between fellow North Carolina rapper DaBaby to the "aggressive" yet "funny" stylings of 50 Cent. By Erika Marie March 02, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Mom Approached With Meeting Murder Suspect's Family As the murder of Brooklyn rap star Pop Smoke gets closer to being solved, the family of one accused assailant is hoping to meet with the slain rapper's mom for a private conversation. By Keenan Higgins June 04, 2021