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Music Justin Laboy Says Kanye West Played His New Album For Him & Kevin Durant Justin Laboy says Kanye West showed him and Kevin Durant his new album Saturday night. By Cole Blake July 18, 2021
Music Twitter Reacts to Baby Keem's "The Melodic Blue" Baby Keem's debut album "The Melodic Blue" has finally arrived, and fans have a lot to say about it. By Joshua Robinson September 10, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Gets New Release Date...Or Does It? Kanye West's "Donda" has been pushed back once again, but fans aren't convinced that its new release date will hold. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2021
Music Lil Baby, Justin Bieber Headline Jay-Z's Made In America Festival Bobby Shmurda, Lil Durk, Megan Thee Stallion, Freddie Gibbs, and more will also be performing at Made In America. By Aron A. June 14, 2021
Music Aaliyah Has Posthumous Album Coming Featuring Drake, Chris Brown, Future: Report Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle who reportedly has control of her music, revealed there is a posthumous project in the works. By Erika Marie August 05, 2021
Music Matthew Knowles To Exit Music Industry In Favor Of New Podcast Matthew Knowles, the father of Beyoncé and Solange, says he is moving on from the music industry. By Cole Blake February 28, 2021
Music DaBaby Blackballed From Radio As "Levitating" Gets Pulled From Station Rotation The success of Dua Lipa and DaBaby's "Levitating" single is reportedly being hampered due to the rapper's Rolling Loud comments. By Joshua Robinson August 04, 2021
Music Young Thug Gets Back To Country-Rap With New Preview Young Thug previews a Gunna-featured song that could have fit on his 2017 mixtape "Beautiful Thugger Girls". By Alex Zidel March 26, 2021
Reviews Royce Da 5'9" "The Allegory" Album Review Royce Da 5'9's self-produced "The Allegory" finds the Detroit rapper waxing philosophical, his confidence at an all-time high. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2020
Politics T.I. Stands Up For AOC & "The Squad" Sensing a double-standard, T.I. took to Instagram to stand up for Alexandria Ocsario Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley -- or, "The Squad." By Mitch Findlay October 05, 2020
Music 2 Chainz Reveals Plans To Leave Def Jam & Go Independent No hard feelings there. He just wants to own his music. By Noah C January 19, 2020
Music Chance The Rapper Reflects On The Song That Changed His Life Chance The Rapper takes a moment to reflect on his first number one hit, thanking DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Quavo, and Justin Bieber in the process. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2020