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Numbers Cardi B's "Up" Goes Platinum Cardi B's recent single "Up" has officially sold over one million album-equivalent units, landing the rapper another platinum track. By Mitch Findlay March 17, 2021
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
Music J.I.D Working On New Album With Denzel Curry, Smino, Buddy & More J.I.D shares a slideshow of behind-the-scenes "album mode" pictures and videos, featuring Denzel Curry, Smino, Buddy, and more. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Pop Culture Grammy Chief Says He's "Surprised" The Weeknd Wasn't Nominated The President and Chief Executive Officer of The Recording Academy made a statement responding to The Weeknd's allegations that the Grammys intentionally snubbed him. By Ellie Spina November 25, 2020
Music Jeremih "Not Sure" He Wants COVID-19 Vaccine After recovering from the virus, the R&B singer is still unsure about getting vaccinated. By Madusa S. December 24, 2020
Music André 3000 & IDK New Music Report Was A False Alarm The collaboration previously teased between IDK and André 3000 isn't actually happening. By Alex Zidel February 18, 2021
Pop Culture Ashanti Updates Fans On Condition After Testing Positive For COVID-19 After testing positive for coronavirus about a week ago, the songstress is giving fans an update on how she's doing. By Madusa S. December 24, 2020
Music Jay-Z Ties For Most GRAMMY Nominations Of All Time Jay-Z ties Quincy Jones as the artist with the most GRAMMY nominations in history with 80. By Alex Zidel November 24, 2020
Streetwear Kid Cudi & BAPE Are Dropping A Full Capsule Collection This Weekend Kid Cudi, a longtime fan and collaborator of BAPE, announces a new capsule collection with the brand, set to release Saturday, February 20. By Joshua Robinson February 18, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Announces New Album "Take It From A G" Snoop will never stop making music. By Karlton Jahmal October 31, 2020
Music Mario Judah Says The World Should "Protect Drake" The newcomer praised Drake after the legend reached out to him. By Madusa S. December 24, 2020
Music Zaytoven Isn't Sure He Knows What Drill Music Is Zaytoven has put out 17 projects in 2020 alone, and although he's heard of "drill music", he's not exactly sure what it is. By Bhaven Moorthy December 27, 2020