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Music Lil Nas X Rolls Out "Montero" Album Release With Amusing Prison Break Trailer Stylized as a news report, Lil Nas X confirms the release date for "Montero" and explains why "this album has been therapy for" him. By Erika Marie August 25, 2021
Music Young Nudy Nearly Hit With Fireworks On Stage At Rolling Loud Nudy was able to avoid injury. By Thomas Galindo December 14, 2021
Music New York Mayor Eric Adams Wants Platforms To Ban Drill Music Adams is targeting the Drill scene and wants social media sites to take down music videos promoting violence. By Erika Marie February 12, 2022
Music Young Dolph Explains Why He Chose Not To Retire Young Dolph explains why he chose not to retire, citing a responsibility to the ones he inspires. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2021
Music Vince Staples Had Alchemist & Earl Sweatshirt Project In The Works Before "Vince Staples" Vince Staples reveals he recorded "30 verses on 30 beats" while working on a collab project with the Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt. By Joshua Robinson July 29, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Asks Judge To Throw Out Evidence From When He Was 11 & 14 In Armed Robbery Case The 21-year-old is asking a judge not to consider evidence from when he was 11 years old. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Pops Out For Baby Keem's "Family Ties" Video Trailer Check out the trailer for Baby Keem's "family ties" music video with appearances from Kendrick Lamar and Normani. By Aron A. August 25, 2021
Music Young Thug Explains Paying Lil Baby To Start Rap Career: "I Was Scared For Him" Thugger and Baby grew up together and after seeing him go off to prison, Young Thug paid his friend to stay out of the streets and in the studio. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Shares Cute Throwback Photo Bobby's stayed the same through it all. By Thomas Galindo November 10, 2021
Music Ed Sheeran Asks "What Would Rihanna Do?" When Writing Songs The acclaimed singer admits that approach is how he came up with "Shape of You" and his Justin Bieber collab, "Love Yourself." By Erika Marie November 09, 2021
Music Astroworld Staff Instructed To Refer To Dead Audience Members As "Smurfs:" Report Astroworld Festival staff was asked to never use the words "dead" or "deceased" over the radio, referring to dead audience members as "Smurfs" instead. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Music Diddy Dismisses Jermaine Dupri's Catalog, Demands Dr. Dre For "Verzuz" While on Instagram Live with Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, and Jermaine Dupri, Diddy declared himself the "greatest" and demanded Dr. Dre for "Verzuz" battle, again. By Aron A. September 18, 2021