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Music Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Young Thug Hold Down This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, new music from Belly, GRIP, and Meek Mill. By Aron A. August 28, 2021
Music The Weeknd Edges Out Gunna By 2K For No. 1 Album Debut The battle for the top spot was closer than expected. By Thomas Galindo January 15, 2022
Pop Culture Joey Bada$$, Baby Tate & 50 Cent Steal The Show On Our Latest "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update The first two weeks of 2022 are off to an impressive musical start. By Hayley Hynes January 15, 2022
Music PETA Calls Out Kanye Over Skinned Monkey "Eazy" Cover Art The animal rights organization didn't name Ye's "Eazy" collaborator, The Game, in its rant. By Erika Marie January 15, 2022
Music Coi Leray Teases New Music From Upcoming Debut Album The “Big Purr” rapper posted an unreleased snippet from Triller on her Instagram a few days ago. By Angela Savage November 16, 2021
Pop Culture Winnie Harlow Calls Nicki Minaj "The Queen Of Hip Hop" & Denies Cardi B Shade Harlow presented Nicki with an MTV EMA and fans assumed she was shading Cardi B. By Taylor McCloud November 16, 2021
Music Ari Fletcher Fans Beg Her To Drop Rap Song After Video Of Her Popping Off Surfaces AriTheDon may just be giving the rap girls a run for their money. By Hayley Hynes December 17, 2021
Music Yung Bleu Shares Hilarious Interaction Between He & Lil Wayne Bleu said that's Weezy's song now. By Taylor McCloud November 16, 2021
Music Big Sean Says Kanye West & Jay-Z Once Pressured Him To Fire His Friend Over A Picture Big Sean explains how a "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" studio session with Jay-Z and Ye went wrong. By Joshua Robinson December 17, 2021
Music The Game Says He's Better Than Eminem, Would Challenge Him To "Verzuz" The Game stands on his talents and catalog, further suggesting that he didn't perform at the Super Bowl halftime show because he wasn't the "safe choice." By Erika Marie March 05, 2022
Music The Roots Picnic Announces 2022 Return And Lineup The Roots Picnic is set to return this June at the Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. By Brianna Lawson February 15, 2022
Pop Culture Photographer Sues Nas After Rapper Posts Photo Of Tupac On Instagram in 1993, Al Pereira took a photo of Nas and Tupac together, but the photographer is upset that Nas shared the copyrighted image without permission. By Erika Marie March 04, 2022