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Music Mike Dean Reassures Concerned Fans That No, He's Not Kanye's Hostage Amdist rumors that he's being held hostage by a music-mad Kanye West, Mike Dean confirms that he is indeed safe and sound. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2021
Pop Culture Jack Harlow Confirms New Music Is Coming Next Week With Funny Trailer Harlow's new arrival will hit streamers on February 18th. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2022
Music Right Said Fred Was Thrilled That Drake Used "I'm Too Sexy" Sample For "Way 2 Sexy" The English band members have no hard feelings towards Drake for using the "I'm Too Sexy" sample. By Taylor McCloud September 21, 2021
Pop Culture Joe Budden Teases Nicki Minaj Interview, Sparks Conversation About Trendy Rappers Becoming "Faceless" The last time Budden and Minaj sat down for an interview, things got out of hand, to say the least. By Hayley Hynes March 01, 2022
Music Bow Wow Credits Late Actor AJ Johnson For Discovering Him Johnson was emceeing The Chronic Tour and picked a young Bow out of the crowd to go up on stage all those years ago. By Erika Marie September 20, 2021
Music Kanye West's Manager Praises New Album: "Some Of The Greatest Music He’s Made" Kanye West's manager Abou "Bu" Thiam teases that the rapper's upcoming album is some of his best work to date. By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2020
Music Post Malone Offers Album Update: "I Think We're Making Some Incredible Stuff" Post Malone says his new music is some of the best he's ever made. By Alex Zidel July 21, 2020
Music Drake's Attempt To Copyright "Certified Lover Boy" Denied: Report Drake's lawyer attempted to copyright "Certified Lover Boy" ahead of the album's release. By Aron A. August 16, 2020
Music Netflix, YouTube Cut Streaming Quality In Europe Over COVID-19 Crisis With the majority of the EU in quarantine, streaming activity inevitably went up. But Netflix and YouTube are taking measures so everyone can have access. By Aron A. March 22, 2020
Music Kanye West Alludes To Taylor Swift Beef With Photo Of Snake Kanye West discovers a ton of emojis and has some questions about whether Christians can use the snake emoji. By Aron A. August 15, 2020
Music Bow Wow Previews His Verse On DaniLeigh's Unreleased Track: "#VibezTho" She asked and he delivered, and the rapper gave fans a sneak peek at his verse over on IG. By Erika Marie August 14, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Praises Women In Rap: Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Lil Kim, & Eve The Houston Hottie chatted with "W" about her love for other ladies in the rap game and explained why "being real is a risk." By Erika Marie August 14, 2020