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Music SZA Offers Album Update: "It'll Be A 'SZA Summer'" We just *may* get the TDE songbird's new album this year—but she's teased us before. By Erika Marie May 02, 2022
Music Playboi Carti Debuts New Cocktail Drink "The Hardscatto" Playboi Carti gets into the alcohol business. By Aron A. May 02, 2022
Music Hot 97's Summer Jam 2022 Line-Up: Pusha T, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Young Thug & More Hot 97 announces Summer Jam 2022 line-up including Fivio Foreign, Pusha T, Gunna, Young Thug, City Girls, Lil Durk, Lil Baby & more. By Aron A. April 29, 2022
Music Black Sheep Files $750Mil Lawsuit Against UMG Over Unpaid Royalties: Report The iconic Hip Hop duo claims Universal Music Group made a "sweetheart deal" with Spotify that robbed artists of royalities. By Erika Marie January 05, 2023
Music SZA Chooses "Kill Bill" & "Nobody Gets Me" As First "S.O.S" Singles For Radio SZA chooses two fan favorites to push to radio. By Aron A. January 04, 2023
Pop Culture Wiz Khalifa Says He Wants To Face Lil Wayne In A "Verzuz" Battle In a recent interview with Superstar Jay, the "Black and Yellow" rapper said the face-off would be "fun." By Isaac Fontes December 22, 2022
Music The-Dream Recalls Kanye West Falling Asleep While Working On "All Of The Lights" Beyoncé was apparently in the studio as well because she and Dream were working on "4." By Erika Marie July 26, 2022
Pop Culture Kendrick Lamar Reckons With Fame & Identity In New Interview The Compton rap king's latest interview sees him breaking down how he handles who he is on stage and who he is in real life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2022
Music Future's "Wait For U" Featuring Drake & Tems Goes Platinum Future earns another platinum plaque. By Quam Odunsi May 30, 2022
Streetwear Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out U.S. Supreme Court At Glastonbury: "My Body, My Motherf*cking Choice" Coach Meg made it clear that "the hot boys and hot girls do not support [the] bullshit" that her home state (and many others) are campaigning for. By Hayley Hynes June 26, 2022
Music PnB Rock's Body To Be Released After Family Has Trouble Preparing Funeral PnB Rock's body is set to be released after the late rapper's family complained about having difficulty getting it for a funeral ceremony. By Cole Blake September 18, 2022
Music Tee Grizzley Speaks Out After Home Burglary Tee Grizzley says that rappers need to be careful of what "we’re speaking into existence" after his house was burglarized. By Cole Blake September 17, 2022