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Music Lil Yachty's First Week Sales Projections For "Let's Start Here" Yachty's psych-rock outing is expected to push up to 24k copies in its first weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2023
Music T.I. Says He's A "Hybrid" Of Tupac, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, & Diddy Tip says he's blessed to "take pages out of the book of legends." By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Music Ice Spice's "Like...?" Receives Same Pitchfork Rating As Kendrick's "Mr. Morale" Hip Hop fans are online debating Ice's debut EP receiving a higher review than Drake, Future, Uzi, Travis, The Weeknd, and more. By Erika Marie January 24, 2023
Music Chance The Rapper Addresses Backlash To Ghana Festival In a new Rolling Stone interview, the Chicago native spoke on his embrace of Dave Chappelle and the wider problems his festival represented for many. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Hires Casey Anthony's Former Defense Lawyer The Canadian rapper has called on some powerhouse lawyers for his appeal battle, which has been extended. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 15, 2023
Music Young Nudy Teases Upcoming Album With Cover And Track List He's back with more food-themed tracks. By Diya Singhvi February 24, 2023
Music R. Kelly Prosecutors Want 25 Years Of Additional Prison Time These new requests concern his Chicago case, for which he could serve time in addition to the sentence of 30 years in the New York trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 17, 2023
Music Diddy Trolls Soulja Boy On New Year's Eve Diddy took a light-hearted jab at Soulja Boy on New Year's Eve. By Cole Blake December 31, 2022
Numbers SZA Earns First #1 Album With "S.O.S" SZA's "S.O.S" tops the Billboard 200. By Aron A. December 19, 2022
Music Missy Elliott Honored By National Museum Of African American Music She will be honored at an event in June. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Reveals He's Quit Lean, Debuts New Haircut Lil Yachty is feeling like a whole new man. By Alexander Cole September 12, 2023
Music Polish Karaoke Competition Destroyed Online Over Kendrick Lamar Blackface Performance Everyone involved should have known better. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2023