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Music SoundCloud To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Its Workforce SoundCloud is going through some major changes. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2022
Music Kirk Franklin On R. Kelly's Music: “It’s Hard To Separate The Artist From The Art” Kirk Franklin discusses the difficulty of continuing to listen to R. Kelly's music following his recent sentencing. By Joshua Robinson July 07, 2022
Music Battle Rapper Pat Stay Dead At 36, Days After Dropping The Game Diss Track: Report The rap titan's friends have confirmed his tragic passing after a night out in Halifax, Nova Scotia. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2022
Music Mase Says He's Joining Death Row Records: "We 'Gon Get The 2Pac Thing Rekindled" Mase teases a joint venture with Death Row Records following his spat with Bad Boy head Diddy. By hnhh August 04, 2022
Music Bow Wow Explains Jermaine Dupri's Role In His Career: "This Ain't The TV Show The Rap Game" Bow answered questions from fans and shared his perspective of his relationship with Dupri while clarifying he isn't beefing with the So So Def icon. By Erika Marie March 25, 2022
Music M.I.A. Calls Out GQ For Dropping Her From GQ Men Of The Year Awards M.I.A. went at GQ for dropping her from the Men Of The Year Awards after her controversial comments on vaccines. By Cole Blake October 18, 2022
Music Lil Baby Reflects On Being In A "Dark Spot" Earlier In His Career Lil Baby recently spoke candidly about the impact his early success had on his mental health. By Cole Blake October 15, 2022
Music Kodak Black Calls For BET Boycott: “Y’all Not For The People” The Florida rapper went on a Twitter rant against the network. By Lamar Banks October 06, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Changes Twitter Avi To JT Amid Beef With Cardi B Cardi B clapped back with a new profile pic of her own. By Lamar Banks October 03, 2022
Music Melii Didn't Sign With Meek Mill Because Of "Power Struggle" She praised Meek and said he didn't do anything wrong, but admitted they bumped heads about navigating her career. By Erika Marie October 03, 2022
Music Diddy Calls Out Apple Music & Spotify: "I Drop My Music When The F*ck I Want" Diddy says that he's sick of Apple Music and Spotify trying to control when artists can release music. By Cole Blake October 02, 2022
Music DaBaby's New Album Far Undersells Previous Project DaBaby claims he's been "blackballed." By Rex Provost October 01, 2022