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Music YNW Melly Confirms New Album, Reveals Release Date & Tracklist YNW Melly's next album is set to be a star-studded effort. By Joshua Robinson August 06, 2021
Music Takashi Murakami Reveals Unrealized Juice WRLD Anime Collab In an interview with Genius News, Takashi Murakami revealed that the late Juice WRLD had approached him for an anime project weeks prior to his death. By Joshua Robinson February 19, 2021
Original Content Drake's "November 18th" Is Our Subtle Reminder That Winter Is Coming It's time to play that Drake song. By Rose Lilah November 18, 2020
Original Content Top 10 J. Cole Story-Telling Tracks We highlight instances of J. Cole's story-telling prowess in celebration of "4 Your Eyez Only." By Seymoure December 09, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: AraabMuzik AraabMuzik: “I'm basically the Michael Jordan of what I do.” By hnhh July 14, 2016
Music Brasstracks Breaks Down Chance The Rapper "No Problem" Beat Brasstracks deconstructs the making of "No Problem." By Danny Schwartz March 15, 2017
Music Muni Long Details Double Lung Transplant & Lupus Battle The singer was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease, and she recently revealed a life-saving surgery that kept her out of hospice. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music BET Awards Announces Star-Studded List Of Performers For 2026 Ceremony The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday, June 28 in Los Angeles, and we now know the performers who will be taking the stage. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Drake's Mindset During The Kendrick Lamar Beef DJ Akademiks was in the know during the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, which has given him some unique perspective. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Whether Or Not Drake's "Janice STFU" Is Really A Joe Budden Diss Track A viral video had some feeling as though Drake's "Janice STFU" was a Joe Budden diss track, and now, DJ Akademiks has the truth. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music The Weeknd Reveals His New Album "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Was Originally A Film The Weeknd's "Hurry Up Tomorrow" film, also starring Barry Keoghan and Jenna Ortega, premieres this May in theaters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025