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Music Lil Baby Wants To Drop Another Album Never one to lose a minute, Lil Baby recently confirmed that he's ready to follow up "My Turn" with another brand new album. 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 PARTYNEXTDOOR & Ari Lennox Lead The Way On This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ari Lennox, and more come in hot on this week's "R&B Season Playlist," our specially curated picks of today's hottest R&B offerings. By Lynn S. March 29, 2020
Music Cordae Turns 23 Today, Announces New Single On the day of his twenty-third birthday, Cordae offers up some reflective wisdom -- as well as the promise of a new single. By Mitch Findlay August 26, 2020
Music Judge Blocks Dame Dash's Attempt To Get A Restraining Order To Stop Roc-A-Fella Meeting A judge has denied Dame Dash's last-minute attempt to get a temporary restraining order to stop a Roc-A-Fella meeting. By Cole Blake July 16, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Close Friend, Mike Dee, Voices Frustration Over Posthumous Album, "Faith" Pop Smoke's close friend, Mike Dee, says he had no involvement in the rapper's new posthumous album, "Faith." By Cole Blake July 16, 2021
Music Flo Milli Snubbed In Key BET Awards Category, Fans Explode Fans argue that Flo Milli wasn't nominated for "Best Female Hip-Hop Artist" because of colorism. By Alex Zidel May 28, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Says He Hasn't Had Control Of His Music For 8 Years Bobby doesn't know when his new music will drop. By Thomas Galindo December 01, 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
Reviews Top 5 Biggest Surprises From Rolling Loud NY Rolling Loud NYC was a movie, and it didn't come without a bunch of surprises. By Alex Zidel November 01, 2021
Music Afrika Bambaata & Zulu Nation Sued For Child Sex Trafficking: Report Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation have reportedly been sued under the Child Victims Act. By Joshua Robinson September 08, 2021
Sports Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, & More Find A Home On James Harden's Spotify Playlist James Harden's new "Taste" playlist on Spotify features Travis Scott, 42 Dugg, Lil Uzi Vert, and a whole lot of Lil Baby. By Alex Zidel August 10, 2021