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Numbers Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Goes 34x Platinum Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has been certified platinum for the thirty-fourth time, solidifying his status as The King Of Pop. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2021
Music N.O.R.E. Claims People Still Haven't Forgiven Beanie Sigel For Dissing Jay-Z He also doesn't believe that Sigel is a fair match for him on "Verzuz" adding that people "haven't talked about Beans in years." By Erika Marie June 29, 2021
Music Nelly To Receive "I Am Hip Hop" Honor At The BET Hip Hop Awards The rapper-country star is the latest recipient to have his lengthy career and contributions to the culture highlighted at the ceremony. By Erika Marie September 20, 2021
Music Lil Nas X & Kevin Abstract Discuss Being LGBTQIA+ Artists In Hip Hop The "Industry Baby" star told the Brockhampton rapper that both he and Frank Ocean helped him feel as if it was "slightly more okay" with being himself. By Erika Marie August 24, 2021
Music Conway The Machine Reveals "God Don't Make Mistakes" Tracklist Conway The Machine has officially shared the tracklist to Shady Records debut "God Don't Make Mistakes," featuring Griselda, Lil Wayne, T.I, and more. By Mitch Findlay July 21, 2021
Music Berner Explains How He Nearly Secured A Jay-Z Verse On "GOTTI" Berner says he sent Jay-Z an "incredible record" to hop on for "GOTTI." By Aron A. December 06, 2021
Music Nas & Hit-Boy's 1st Week Sales For "Magic" Are Here First-week sales for Nas' "Magic" are here. By Cole Blake January 03, 2022
Music Sony Music Acquires Stake In Todd Moscowitz's Alamo Records The record label is home to popular artists like Rod Wave, Lil Durk and blackbear. By EJ Panaligan June 23, 2021
Music Jay-Z's Catalog Now Available On Instagram Stories Angie Martinez pulls some strings to make Jay-Z's catalog available on Instagram Stories. By Aron A. September 13, 2021
Music Normani Invites Teyana Taylor On Stage For Lap Dance During Performance At VMAs Normani brought Teyana Taylor on stage for a performance of "Wild Side" at the VMAs, Sunday. By Cole Blake September 12, 2021
Music Sounwave Hints At New Music Ahead Of Kendrick Lamar's Final TDE Album Sounwave teased new music in 2022. By Cole Blake January 02, 2022
Music Aminé Shares New Project "TwoPointFive" Tracklist & Cover Art Aminé is releasing his new project "TwoPointFive" tonight. By Alex Zidel November 04, 2021