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Music Kanye West Tweets Tracklist For New Album, "Donda," Then Deletes It Kanye West announced a new album in a now-deleted tweet. By Cole Blake July 18, 2020
Music Travis Scott Sets New All-Time Record On Fortnite Travis Scott's virtual "Astronomical" performance broke Fortnite's all-time record for most live viewers at a time, raking in 12.3 million. By Lynn S. April 24, 2020
Music Action Bronson Squares Off With The Sauce On "Hot Ones" Beloved renaissance man and lyricist extraordinaire Action Bronson sits down for another go at the Hot Ones gauntlet. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2020
Music Is There A Juice WRLD & J. Cole Song Coming Soon? Juice WRLD and J. Cole appeared in the studio together in the new music video for the late artist's posthumous single, "Righteous," leading us to believe there's a collab in the works. By Lynn S. April 24, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Music Big Sean's Epic "Friday Night Cypher" Got People Talking Big Sean's absolutely stacked posse cut "Friday Night Cypher," which highlighted the city of Detroit, has left the masses floored. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music Logic Postpones "No Pressure" Stream Following Friend's Accident After receiving some unfortunate news, Logic has decided to postpone his upcoming "No Pressure 101" Twitch stream. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2020
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Is Pregnant: The Barbz React Congrats to the Queen. By Madusa S. July 20, 2020
Streetwear Kanye West Gives A Preview Of His Yeezy Collab With Gap Kanye West gave all 29.8 million of his Twitter followers a glimpse at the fitting for his upcoming Yeezy x Gap collaborative collection. By Keenan Higgins July 17, 2020
Music Jhené Aiko & H.E.R. Perform "B.S." On BET's COVID-19 Relief Special Jhené Aiko and H.E.R. performed an acoustic version of their duet, "B.S.," on BET's virtual COVID -19 relief special, "SOS: Saving Our Selves." By Lynn S. April 23, 2020
Music Skylar Grey Previews Reggae Song Recorded For Rihanna An Instagram snippet posted by Skylar Grey teases unheard Rihanna music. By Noor Lobad September 03, 2020
Music Jay-Z & Beyoncé Sued Over "Black Effect"; Writer Feels "Artistically Raped" Dr. L'Antoinette Stines is suing Jay-Z and Beyoncé for their song "Black Effect," which she claims she never got proper credit and compensation for. By Alex Zidel June 17, 2020