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Music Cardi B Stuns On The Cover Of 2020's Billboard's Woman Of The Year Cardi B explains the "power of p***y" in her cover story for Billboard's Woman Of The Year issue. By Aron A. December 02, 2020
Music Jadakiss Confirms That DMX Is In A Great Place Jadakiss sheds some light on DMX's current state of mind, teasing that the legendary emcee is about to revisit his glory days. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2020
Music Wale Expresses Disappointment Over MTV VMA Snub: "I Failed Again" Wale is a celebrated artist in hip hop, but he took to Twitter to share that he's disappointed that he wasn't nominated for an MTV VMA. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020
Music Kanye West Returns To Instagram Following a lengthy deactivation period, it would appear that Kanye West has officially returned to Instagram. By Mitch Findlay October 12, 2020
Music The LOX Wants All The Verzuz Smoke: "Whoever It Is, We Gon Win" With their upcoming "Living Off Xperience" album dropping soon, The LOX hit up Hot 97 to talk potential Verzuz opponents, DMX's comeback, and more. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2020
Streetwear Drake Shares More Nike-Branded "Certified Lover Boy" Merch Drake shares more new pictures of his new "Certified Lover Boy" merch collaboration with Nike, which is rumored to release soon. By Alex Zidel August 27, 2020
Music Drake Leak Inspires TikTok Dance Challenge An unreleased Drake song has already kicked off a viral dance challenge on TikTok. By Alex Zidel March 30, 2020
Music FKA Twigs Says She Finished Her Album While Quarantined Using FaceTime FKA Twigs says she wrote the entirety of her upcoming album while isolated during the pandemic. By Cole Blake October 12, 2020
Music Rick Ross Is Trying To Make Healthcare More Accessible In His Latest Boss Move Rick Ross teams up with telehealth company Jetdoc to provide affordable healthcare access to millions. By Aron A. December 01, 2020
Music Kanye West Clarifies Apparent Issues With Hit-Boy Kanye West responds after Hit-Boy said he stopped using his beats because he worked with Beyoncé. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Politics John Legend Implies Lil Wayne Is In "The Sunken Place" It's Election Day in the United States, and John Legend took a moment to call out Lil Wayne and fellow Trump-supporting rappers. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Music Trey Songz & Kehlani Bless This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist A cut off of Trey Songz "Back Home." Plus, Kehlani hops on the remix to Victoria Monét's "Touch Me." By Aron A. October 11, 2020