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Music Akon: Construction On $6 Billion Akon City Will Move Forward Construction begins on the $6 billion project next year. By Noor Lobad September 01, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Pissed After Earning No BET Award Nominations Lil Uzi Vert is seemingly mad about not being honored at the 2020 BET Awards. By Alex Zidel June 15, 2020
Tech J. Cole's New Songs Wouldn't Play On Spotify & People Were Big Mad J. Cole's new songs were not playing on Spotify for some users, resulting in outrage across social media. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Toronto Rapper Houdini Shot Dead At 21 Rising Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in his hometown. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Dame Dash Defends Kanye West: "He's Having Fun" After reuniting in Wyoming, Dame Dash affirms that Kanye West is in a good place mentally, likening the legendary rapper to "Willy Wonka." By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2020
Music Ja Rules Speaks On His "Papa Cristo's" Commercial Ja Rule stands proudly by his new commercial for Papa Cristo's, maintaining that he's holding it down for local mom and pop shops. By Mitch Findlay June 22, 2020
Music Salt-N-Pepa Explain Why Label Edited Tupac Shakur Out Of "Whatta Man" Video Tupac's controversial reputation was cause for concern by the record label who axed the rapper from Salt-N-Pepa's "Whatta Man" video. By Erika Marie July 23, 2020
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Offers To Leak Album Via Text Message It's time to bombard PARTYNEXTDOOR with text messages because the singer wants to leak more new music. By Alex Zidel March 23, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Is Turning Selena Gomez Into A Hip-Hop Head Kid Cudi and Selena Gomez have become close friends and are going through some of the most legendary female rappers together. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2020
Music Raekwon Reflects On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2" 11 Year Anniversary Eleven years removed from its initial release, Raekwon took a moment to reflect on the legacy "Only Built By Cuban Linx 2" has since built. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Relationships Jhené Aiko Reveals Big Sean's Reaction To "Triggered" Single Last year, Jhené Aiko released her single "Triggered (Freestyle)" where she aired out her frustrations about a breakup. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020
Music Kanye West Brings Back Sunday Service After Long Coronavirus Break Kanye West announces the return of Sunday Service, taking place weekly on his ranch in Wyoming. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2020