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Original Content JoJo Opens Up About Dealing With Anxiety, The R&B Renaissance & Her Fave Music Of The Year For our "12 Days of Christmas" interviews, we speak with JoJo to discuss just how far she's come since her initial rise to fame in the early 2000s. By Hayley Hynes December 15, 2021
Music Suge Knight Intimidated 50 Cent On Set Of "In Da Club" Video Shoot, Says D12's Bizarre Bizarre recalled that after Fif joined the Shady/Aftermath roster all those years ago, things took a turn. By Erika Marie June 17, 2022
Music Eminem’s “Stan” Is A Masterclass In Storytelling "Stan" took Eminem to new heights as a songwriter and a lyricist. By Axl Banks November 08, 2023
Music Metro Boomin 7 Best Beats Metro Boomin's production has been praised for several years at this point. We're looking at some of his tracks that fans loved most. By Paul Barnes December 08, 2023
Music 40 Details The Weeknd's Involvement On Drake's "Take Care" 40 does his part in dispelling those who still feel like Drake's "Take Care" is The Weeknd's album. By Mitch Findlay June 09, 2020
Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020
Music Exclusive: Doja Cat Details Strange List Of Musical Influences & Reveals Crush On Aesop Rock Doja Cat speaks on her collaboration with Rico Nasty and how she would be embarrassed to send beats to Pharrell. By Alex Zidel March 08, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential A$AP Mob Tracks The best of A$AP Mob. By Danny Schwartz December 19, 2016
Music 10 Essential Bones Tracks A few highlights from prolific underground rapper Bones. By Danny Schwartz February 12, 2017
Original Content Coi Leray, Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign, & Juice WRLD Hold Us Down For New Music Friday Our New Music Friday round-up. This week's new releases include Coi Leray & Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign & Quavo, Juice WRLD, Lil Durk, NBA YoungBoy, Rosalía, Doechii, SSGKobe, T-Shyne, Smiley, and much more. By Alex Zidel March 18, 2022
Music The Weeknd Displays Incredible Vocals: Video The Weeknd's vocal chops are insane. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2023
Music Drake Becomes Spotify's Most Streamed Artist In A Day In 2026 After New Albums Drake is already breaking records and proving his commercial dominance with "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026