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Numbers Roddy Ricch Has The No. 1 Album In The Country Again Roddy is No. 1...again. By Milca P. February 16, 2020
Music Tupac's Estate Drops "Me Against The World" 25th Anniversary Merch Tupac Shakur's estate has released an exclusive line of merchandise to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his album, "Me Against The World." By Lynn S. February 15, 2020
Original Content "Heartless": Analyzing The Weeknd's "Psychotic" New Chapter Amid a tonal shift and a new look, we examine what The Weeknd's "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights" represent going forward. By Robert Blair November 28, 2019
Sports Quavo Wears Custom Shoes Memorializing Kobe & Gianna Bryant Quavo's custom shoes were one of several tributes to Kobe at the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. By Noah C February 15, 2020
Music DaBaby Talks Overzealous Fans, Walmart Incident, & Learning From The Streets DaBaby opens up about his journey from the streets to the stage. By Mitch Findlay October 17, 2019
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Kidnapping Explained In Detail In New "Infamous" Episode Episode 5 of "Infamous: The Tekashi 6ix9ine Story" podcast traces the riff between Nine Trey members, Harv and Shotti, sparked by Tekashi's career. By Noah C March 03, 2020
Music Ludacris Plays Unreleased Lil Wayne Song & Nelly Version Of "Moneymaker" During his Verzuz battle with Nelly, Ludacris played some unreleased music, including the original version of "Moneymaker," which had his opponent on it. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Announce Name Change Bone Thugs-N-Harmony claim that they have changed their name, and will now be going by Boneless Thugs-N-Harmony in honour of Buffalo Wild Wings' new boneless wings. By Lynn S. February 19, 2020
Reviews Playboi Carti Pops Up In Brooklyn Briefly Before Concert Goes Awry The preamble to Carti’s Rolling Loud set had the potential to be great, but went horribly awry before you could even say “Flatbed Freestyle.” By Luke Hinz October 12, 2019
Music Pick Your Playlist: "Fire Emoji" Or "On The Come Up" We got you covered on all the hot releases this busy Thanksgiving week. By Kevin Goddard November 30, 2019
Music Ludacris Talks His Influence: "I Think I Brought A Certain Light To Hip Hop" Ludacris has a career that has lasted decades, and the rapper chopped it up with "The Mogul Mixtapes" to speak about how he's impacted hip hop. By Erika Marie May 06, 2020
TV Jodie Turner-Smith Recalls Gig As Model In The-Dream & Kanye West's Music Video She thought she was just going to a meeting with Hype Williams & it ended up being a video shoot. By Erika Marie February 11, 2020