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Music The Weeknd Opens Up About The Darkest Song On "After Hours" On "After Hours," The Weeknd looked back on his self-described "rockstar" period for inspiration, taking himself to a dark place in the process. By Mitch Findlay April 08, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Title & Artwork Revealed Pop Smoke's upcoming posthumous album, executive produced by 50 Cent, will be titled "Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon." By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2020
Music Clever Announces Features On Debut Album "Crazy": Juice WRLD, Post Malone, & More Clever is releasing his debut album at the end of this year, revealing a list of artists that will be featured, including Juice WRLD, Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. By Alex Zidel September 01, 2020
Music Griselda Brings Buffalo To "The Tonight Show" With "Dr. Birds" Performance Griselda is truly on the way up, performing on "The Tonight Show" with Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, and Benny The Butcher. By Erika Marie January 24, 2020
Music Lupe Fiasco Names Four Best Active "High Tier" Rappers Lupe Fiasco reveals his starting lineup. By Mitch Findlay January 23, 2020
Music Cardi B, Juice WRLD, Future & Lil Uzi Vert Run This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" and Juice WRLD & The Weeknd's "Smile" highlight this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist. Plus, new cuts from Lil Keed, NBA Youngboy, Freddie Gibbs & more. By Aron A. August 08, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj's Unreleased "New Body" Verse With Kanye West Trends On TikTok Nicki Minaj's verse in Kanye West's "New Body" is going off on TikTok, being used for transformation-style videos despite being unreleased. By Alex Zidel July 08, 2020
Music Fivio Foreign Recorded A Song With Pop Smoke The Day Before He Was Murdered Fivio Foreign revealed that he has a new mixtape on the way and that it will feature a posthumous collaboration with Pop Smoke. By Erika Marie April 14, 2020
Music Jon B. Under Fire Over Beyoncé Comments After Old Interview Resurfaces The R&B crooner is facing a bit of backlash. By Erika Marie December 27, 2019
Music Did Snoop Dogg Shade 2Pac In His "Red Table Talk" Discussion? During Snoop Dogg's highly-anticipated appearance on "Red Table Talk" recently, many felt like he unnecessarily brought up 2Pac while explaining his own use of misogynistic lyricism. By Keenan Higgins February 26, 2020
Songs Doja Cat Teases Collab With Artist Whose Verse Made Her “Scream" Doja Cat told her fans that she has a new song coming out with a mystery artist whose verse was so good it made her "scream." By Lynn S. April 26, 2020
Music Denzel Curry Is Ready To Drop New Music Denzel Curry is gearing up to deliver something new, though he has opted to keep the details scarce for now. By Mitch Findlay September 29, 2020