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Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Music JAY-Z Hypes Up "WTT2" Speculation On New Kanye West Album JAY-Z is hyping up a potential "Watch The Throne" sequel on Kanye's new song. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Young Rog Breaks Down Why He Signed With Shelley FKA DRAM & LVRN Young Rog talks about his unqiue label situation with Shelley FKA DRAM's Waver and LVRN, his new project "Boy Next Door," and more in this new edition of "Rise & Grind." By Rose Lilah June 28, 2021
Music Baby Tate Trolls Critics By Lightening Her Skin & Photoshopping Her Butt Baby Tate gave the perfect response to fans claiming that she hasn't had a more successful music career due to colorism. By Joshua Robinson January 05, 2022
Music Travis Scott & Snoop Dogg Heat Up Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, Key Glock and Money Man hold down this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist. By Aron A. November 06, 2021
Music Squeak, Pivot Gang Producer, Dies At 26 Squeak, a member of Saba's Pivot Gang, has passed away at the age of 26. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2021
Music London On Da Track & Young Thug React To Summer Walker's "Still Over It" Summer took shots at ex-boyfriend London and mentioned Thugger on one of the tracks prompting the YSL mogul to playfully give her the finger. By Erika Marie November 05, 2021
Music Dame Dash Fires Back At Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" Lawsuit: Report Dame Dash claims Jay-Z tried to lowball him in an attempt to buy Dash's share of Roc-A-Fella Records. By Aron A. June 20, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: OMB Bloodbath Talks Houston's Third Ward, Close Relationship With George Floyd, & More OMB Bloodbath speaks on the dynamic at LVRN, being mentored by George Floyd, her community work in Houston, and much more for "Rise & Grind." By Alex Zidel September 20, 2021
Music Baby Keem Says He & Kendrick Lamar Have "Created Four New Languages" In response to Kendrick Lamar's leaked feature on "range brothers," Baby Keem explains that he and Kendrick are on a whole new frequency. By Joshua Robinson September 09, 2021
Music Drake Celebrates His "Certified Classics" With Nostalgic Artwork Drake reflects on his run from "Thank Me Later" to "Certified Lover Boy" with the help of artwork from Zimbabwean artist HulioDraws. By Joshua Robinson September 09, 2021
Music Pharrell Pulls Something In The Water Fest From Virginia Pharrell cites the "toxic" energy of Virginia Beach, VA as the reason why he's pulling his festival from the city. By Aron A. October 06, 2021