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Music Billie Eilish, Yung Bleu & ROSALÍA Hold Down Our "R&B Season" Playlist Some smooth R&B drops to get you through the week. By Aron A. January 24, 2021
Music Twitch Shamelessly Replaces Audio Of Metallica's BlizzCon Show To Avoid DMCA Twitch replaced the audio from Metallica's performance during BlizzCon 2021 with non-copyrighted music in order to avoid a DMCA strike. By Cole Blake February 20, 2021
Music Skepta Might Be Retiring Skepta hints at his retirement, saying he's got one more song releasing and then he's "out". By Alex Zidel March 19, 2021
Music Keyshia Cole Opens Up About Squashing O.T. Genasis Beef She also revealed a recent COVID-19 diagnosis made it difficult for her to have any rehearsals with the "Verzuz" crew, contributing to the sound troubles she experienced. By Madusa S. January 24, 2021
Music JT Sings Her Heart Out To Summer Walker's "Session 32" The City Girls rapper jammed out to one of Summer's earliest tracks. By Madusa S. January 24, 2021
Music Rackboy Cam Awarded $1.7 Million In Lawuit Over YFN Lucci, PnB Rock Hit The rapper accused the pair of copying his track, "Everything Be Lit" to create their song, "Everyday We Lit." By Erika Marie March 18, 2021
Original Content J. Cole's "The Off-Season" Pays Homage To His Roots J. Cole's new album "The Off-Season" is stacked with references to hip-hop classics, a telling glimpse at the music that inspires him to this day. By Mitch Findlay May 14, 2021
Music Lil Durk Adds To The Definition Of A "Snitch" Rats have been at the top of Lil Durk's mind. By Alexander Cole January 24, 2021
Music Chance The Rapper Shares Festive Dance Moves: Watch Chance The Rapper continues to spread some Christmas cheer in a fun IG dance video. By Bhaven Moorthy December 27, 2020
Pop Culture The Weeknd Teases Releasing The "Magic" He Recorded In Quarantine The hitmaker says he plans to piece together all the music. By Madusa S. April 27, 2021
Music Summer Walker Says Her Sophomore Album Is Dropping In November Walker broke the news outside the BET Hip Hop Awards after being denied entry due to COVID protocols. By Hayley Hynes October 02, 2021
TV Migos Walk James Corden Through Their Typical Las Vegas Routine During a sit-down with James Corden on "The Late Late Show," Migos reveal that they regularly gamble in Las Vegas from 6 a.m. to noon. By Joshua Robinson June 16, 2021