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Music R Kelly Takes On Chris Brown's "Residuals" Challenge With A Candid Verse From Behind Bars Several singers have already contributed to the challenge featuring Chris Brown's song, "Residuals," including Tank, NLE Choppa, and more. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode II" Is On The Way Metro Boomin confirmed "Savage Mode 2" with 21 Savage is currently in the pipeline, along with The Weeknd's "After Hours" and Lil Durk's "No Auto Durk." By Aron A. February 17, 2020
Music Lil Keed Laid To Rest In Atlanta Lil Keed was laid to rest this week in Atlanta. By Aron A. May 27, 2022
Music A$AP Rocky’s "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Skyrocket Thanks To Vinyl Release A$AP Rocky might have waited a long time in between projects, but its reportedly not affecting him from a sales perspective. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Rips Yung Bans For Biting Him; DJ Akademiks Chimes In Lil Yachty and Yung Bans have gone back and forth about "Misunderstood." By Alex Zidel July 08, 2019
Music Selena Gomez Has Kidney Transplant, Friend Francia Raisa Acted As Donor Selena Gomez reveals why she's been laying low this summer. By Matt F September 14, 2017
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Ex-Manager Shotti Cops Plea Deal For NYC Restaurant Brawl: Report Shotti cops a deal for his involvement in a restaurant brawl at Philippe Chow. By Aron A. July 16, 2019
Music DreamDoll Reveals Industry Woes: "Producers Asked Me To Send Nudes For Beats" The rapper revealed that in this business, women need to have "tough skin." By Erika Marie October 09, 2020
Music Rico Nasty Refuses To Credit Twitter Artist After Reposting Their Work Rico went off on her fans. By Thomas Galindo February 12, 2022
Music Kai Cenat Shares His Unfiltered Take On Kanye West’s “BULLY” Kanye West's new album has racked up an impressive amount of streams so far, but reactions to it are mixed. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Young M.A. Talks Meeting Jay Z & Turning Down "Empire" Watch Young M.A. discuss upcoming album, Empire, and meeting Jay-Z. By Jonathan Carey May 15, 2017
Music Charlamagne Tha God Explains Why Drake Never Truly Lost To Kendrick Lamar Charlamagne Tha God says Drake can spin the narrative. By Cole Blake October 14, 2024