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Music Eminem's Former A&R Talks About Working With Him Senior VP of A&R at Columbia Records talks about working with Eminem. By hnhh January 13, 2017
Music Swizz Beatz Says Lil Wayne Didn't Like "Uproar" At First Swizz Beatz explains how Lil Wayne didn't like his initial edits on "Uproar." By Aron A. January 23, 2023
Music Eminem Shares Support For Boldy James Amid Hospitalization Eminem voiced his well wishes for Boldy James on Twitter, Sunday. By Cole Blake January 15, 2023
Music Soulja Boy Blasts Atari Over Ownership Claims: "Y'all Know What The F*ck I Meant!" After Atari debunked claims that the rapper owned the company, Soulja returned with a scathing rant. By Erika Marie August 20, 2021
Music Travis Scott Songs Leak On Spotify: Report Fans of the Houston artist are worried that the reported leaks will push back his long-awaited "Utopia" album. By Alex Zidel January 12, 2021
Music Jhené Aiko & Kehlani Keep Our "R&B Season" Playlist Fresh Catch up on the latest additions to our specially-curated "R&B Season" playlist on Spotify, with new joints from Jhené Aiko,, Jay Electronica, Kehlani, and more. By Lynn S. March 15, 2020
Original Content Is Hip-Hop's Obsession With Ranking Rappers Healthy? Ranking the game's best rappers has always been a pivotal part of hip-hop discourse, but is the desire to build an objective tier list healthy for the culture? By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Yung Baby Tate On "I Am," Issa Rae's Raedio & Owning Her Masters Yung Baby Tate commandeers the spotlight on this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," in which she reveals the creation process behind her viral hit "I Am," touching on her partnership with Issa Rae's Raedio, and stresses the importance of positive affirmations. By Joshua Robinson March 15, 2021
Original Content The Next Generation Of R&B We highlight ten rising R&B artists who are pushing the genre forward. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2021
Pop Culture Mulatto Delivers Impressive Tiny Desk Performance Mulatto proves that she is not an artist to be slept on after wowing fans with an applause-worthy Tiny Desk performance. By Ellie Spina November 27, 2020
Music DJ Megan Ryte Accused Of Plagiarizing South African Producer On "Culture" A recent single from DJ Megan Ryte, A$AP Ferg, & Will.i.Am is being raked through the coals for seemingly plagiarizing DJ Lag's "Ice Drop." By Mitch Findlay November 25, 2020
Music QC CEO "P" Announces "Quality Control: Control The Streets Volume 2" Release Date New music from Quality Control is on the way this August. By Aron A. July 16, 2019