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Numbers Young Dolph Earns Highest-Charting Album Ever With "Rich Slave" Young Dolph debuts at #4 on the Billboard 200 with "Rich Slave," marking his highest-ever spot on the chart. By Alex Zidel August 24, 2020
Music Ne-Yo, Aminé, Teyana Taylor & More Bring New Heat To Our "R&B Season" Playlist We've got tons of new tunes to satisfy your R&B needs on our "R&B Season" playlist, including fresh releases from Ne-Yo, Aminé, Teyana Taylor, and more. By Lynn S. May 31, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Announces New Single With Lil Wayne Ahead of his upcoming solo album, Benny The Butcher announces his new single "Timeless," which features Lil Wayne, Hit-Boy, and a mystery feature. By Mitch Findlay October 07, 2020
Music Scarface Tests Positive For Coronavirus Scarface reveals that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and gives Willie D a rundown of his battle. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2020
Music Jeezy Announces Surprise New Project Atlanta legend Jeezy announces his brand new project dropping tonight, titled "Twenty/20 Pyrex Vision." By Alex Zidel March 26, 2020
Music Hip-Hop Mourns King Von, Dead At 26 Following the news of King Von's death at 26, many of his fellow rappers offered condolences and prayers on social media. By Mitch Findlay November 06, 2020
Music Chuck D Reveals Public Enemy Breakup With Flavor Flav Was Staged Chuck D and Flavor Flav recently went at it online, but the entire thing was a ploy concocted by the Public Enemy stars. By Erika Marie March 31, 2020
Music Alicia Keys Almost Gave Christina Aguilera Her Classic Hit "If I Ain't Got You" Keys was willing to part with the track but her A&R wasn't having it. By Erika Marie September 19, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Humbled After "No Ceilings" Takes No. 1 Spot On Apple Music Eleven years after its initial release, the mixtape continues to be celebrated. By Erika Marie August 28, 2020
Music DJ Paul Remembers Wild Afterparty With Dr. Dre & Mike Tyson During the debut episode of "Mafia Radio," DJ Paul tells Xzibit about a crazy afterparty experience with Dr. Dre and Mike Tyson. By Mitch Findlay November 05, 2020
Numbers Russ Flexes Gargantuan Earnings From Independent Catalog Russ reiterates the viability of the independent route by sharing some of his own impressive stats and earnings. By Mitch Findlay March 04, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Maintains That He's Not A Snitch Despite being eternally plagued by the "snitch" label, 6ix9ine continues his attempts to rebrand by justifying his decision on TMZ. By Mitch Findlay March 04, 2021