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Music Lena Waithe Partners With Def Jam To Launch Hillman Grad Records The filmmaker says she's hoping to find "really interesting artists who have a real drive," citing sounds like H.E.R., Miguel, and Lil Nas X By Erika Marie June 16, 2021
Music Summer Walker Couldn't Attend BET Hip Hop Awards "Due To COVID Restrictions" She still made her way to the Atlanta ceremony and stayed outside where she made a big announcement. By Erika Marie October 01, 2021
Music Drake Breaks Spotify's Single Day Streaming Records With "Certified Lover Boy" Drizzy shared a photo showing Spotify congratulating him on being the "Certified Record Breaker"—one similar to his Apple Music news. By Erika Marie September 03, 2021
Pop Culture Queen Latifah Tapped For Lifetime Achievement Award At 2021 BET Awards The Hip Hop legend will be honored at the 2021 BET Awards on June 27. By EJ Panaligan June 15, 2021
Music Young Thug Catches Heat Over Jay-Z Comments, Wants Lil Wayne "Verzuz" When Thugger said Jay-Z doesn't have 30 songs that a live audience can sing word for word like his fans do, the public bit back. By Erika Marie December 28, 2020
Music Lil Nas X Confirms New Music Dropping Next Week Lil Nas X confirmed that he has new music coming out, next week. By Cole Blake May 14, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Tracklist For Her New Album "Traumazine" Megan's newest project consists of features from Pooh Shiesty, Key Glock, Jhené Aiko, and more. By Lawrencia Grose August 11, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Reveals Fivio Foreign Asked Her To Appear On "What's My Name" Nicki and Fivio recently collaborated on "We Go Up." By Hayley Hynes April 22, 2022
Music Nipsey Hussle To Receive Posthumous Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame: Report Karen Civil shared the celebratory announcement that the ceremony will be held on Nipsey's birthday. By Erika Marie August 10, 2022
Music Janelle Monae Comes Out As Non-Binary During the season five premiere of "The Red Table Talk", Janelle Monae came out as non-binary. By Brianna Lawson April 21, 2022
Music Joey Bada$$ Defends Kanye West’s Freedom Of Speech: “Censoring His Right Is WACK” The Brooklyn rapper says the media should "learn some new moves." By Lamar Banks October 18, 2022
Music Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge Announce New NxWorries Single NxWorries are sharing a new single later this week. By Cole Blake October 17, 2022