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Music Jim Jones Explains Why He Is "Solely Responsible For Kid Cudi's Career" This story begins with Jones making a remix to Cudi's breakout hit "Day N Nite" before the snd gained any visibility. By Erika Marie June 02, 2022
Music Lil Nas X Calls Out BET Awards For "Outstanding Zero Nominations" Fans are upset that Jack Harlow was nominated for Best Male Artist before Lil Nas X. By Aron A. June 01, 2022
Music J. Cole Says He Was "Genuinely Nervous" About Hopping On Bia's "London" J. Cole shares the backstory behind how he got on Bia's new single, "London." By Aron A. April 08, 2022
Music Monica Shares First Look At Lyrics From Forthcoming Album: "You Really Aren't Ready" Fans have speculated that one track may be about C-Murder, Master P's brother who is currently incarcerated. By Erika Marie February 26, 2022
Music Doja Cat Leads The Way As BET Awards Announce Nominee List Doja Cat has received the most nominations for the 2022 BET Awards with Ari Lennox and Drake tied for second place. By Cole Blake June 01, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg Teases Death Row & Bad Boy Collab: "I'm Suge & Puffy" Snoop Dogg wants Death Row and Bad Boy to break bread. By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Music Playboi Carti Confirms He's Single, Calls Iggy Azalea The "Best Mother" To Son Onyx He also talks about loving people for who they are. "I don't judge nobody. I have gay friends. I have trans friends, you know what I'm saying?" By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Pop Culture Queen Naija Speaks On Negativity: "I'm The Joke Of Twitter" The singer addressed the "Blame Queen Naija" trend and says she's now able to laugh at jokes that used to set her off. By Erika Marie April 12, 2022
Music 2 Chainz Recalls Getting Out Of His Contract With Ludacris 2 Chainz recalls how he got out of his deal with DTP. By Aron A. March 21, 2022
Music Melyssa Ford Calls The Game's "Honda Accord" Line His "Love Letter" To Her She revisited Game's "Wouldn't Get Far" lyrics where he said she drives a Honda Accord and would "do whatever it take to get to the Grammy Awards." By Erika Marie December 30, 2021
Music Kanye West Wants "Donda 2" Songs Played At Births, Weddings, Graduations & Funerals Ye said if a song cannot be played at all these moments, it will not make the album. By Thomas Galindo January 29, 2022
Music EARTHGANG Reveals "Ghetto Gods" Tracklist After Failing To Drop The Album On Time The duo says they'd rather fans experience the album in concert before they release it on streaming. By Thomas Galindo January 29, 2022