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Music Twitter Reacts To Kanye West's Chaotic "DONDA" Listening Event In Chicago Kanye West truly put on a show at Soldier Field on Thursday night, and fans can't stop talking about it. By Joshua Robinson August 27, 2021
Music Jhene Aiko Dubs Herself "Slauson Hills Barbie" In New Selfie & Signs Global Co-Publishing Deal The singer shows love for her hometown in a her latest selfie. By Nancy Jiang October 21, 2021
Music Rick Ross Asked About Potential Jay-Z "Verzuz": "That's A Possibility" Rozay made sure to immediately praise Hov for giving him his "first opportunity" by signing him to Def Jam. By Erika Marie December 15, 2021
Music Drake Interrupts "SportsCenter" & Announces "Certified Lover Boy" Release Date Drake announced the "Certified Lover Boy" release date in extremely cryptic fashion. By Alex Zidel August 27, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Fans Rave Over New Leaked Song Playboi Carti is trending on Twitter after one of his unreleased songs leaked. By Alex Zidel September 23, 2021
Music Aaliyah's Posthumous Album To Arrive "In A Matter Of Weeks": Report Drake, Future, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, and Chris Brown are reportedly confirmed to make appearances on the record. By Erika Marie August 26, 2021
Music Salt-N-Pepa Praise Megan Thee Stallion & Talk "Push It" Being Re-Imagined For Super Bowl LVI Rap legends Salt-N-Pepa sat down with us to talk about "Push It" being reimagined by Frito-Lay for a Flamin' Hot Super Bowl commercial, as well as by Megan Thee Stallion in her new song, "Flamin' Hottie." Check out what the ladies had to say about the Houston star reigning supreme and read the advice Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton have for other women in the Rap game. By Erika Marie February 16, 2022
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Is Low-Key One Of His Best Albums 10 years ago today, Lil Wayne released "Tha Carter IV." By Rose Lilah August 29, 2021
Music Pras's Favorite Fugees Memory Involves Lauryn Hill Working On "Killing My Softly" In celebration of 25 years of "The Score," Pras revisited one of his Hip Hop group's classic favorites. By Erika Marie October 21, 2021
Music Diddy Finally Reunites Face-To-Face With Shyne Diddy and Shyne have reunited after many years. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2021
Music Tyler, The Creator Clarifies Pharrell & Lil Uzi Vert Feature Rumors, Calls Out "Genius" The "Call Me If You Get Lost" artist clarified rumors that "Juggernaut" was originally supposed to appear on a scrapped Pharrell x Lil Uzi Vert project. By Madusa S. June 25, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Explains Why He Likes Wearing Black Makeup: "I Feel Comfortable" Akademiks questioned the rapper over a photo that was recently shared and YoungBoy detailed why his new look is him "being myself." By Erika Marie December 07, 2021