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Music Swizz Beatz Takes Heat Over Rejecting Idea Of Missy Elliott & Janet Jackson "Verzuz" In a clip that surfaced on social media, Swizz disagreed with the match-up "because Missy can be multiple people. Janet gonna just be Janet." By Erika Marie September 14, 2020
Numbers Young Thug & Lil Baby's "Bad Bad Bad" Goes Platinum Young Thug continues to break down doors with another platinum plaque, this time for the Lil Baby-assisted "Bad Bad Bad." By Mitch Findlay March 27, 2020
Music Rod Wave & Krool Toys Turn "Street Runner" Single Into A Video Game Rod Wave collaborates with Krool Toys to create a "Street Runner"-inspired video game. By Joshua Robinson March 17, 2021
Numbers The Weeknd Breaks Another Billboard Record With "Blinding Lights" Fair to say "Blinding Lights" is a smash hit. By Madusa S. January 05, 2021
Original Content Preme Details Drake Life Lessons, Meeting Nipsey Hussle & "Link Up" EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Preme stops by to talk about his brand new project, "Link Up" and the music game behind the scenes. By Dre D. October 16, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Announces: "I'm Not Retiring" Westside Gunn announces that he is not actually retiring from rap, as he previously said. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2021
Music DJ Scheme Absolutely Snaps On Juice WRLD Leaker DJ Scheme has some strong words for a Twitter user downplaying the negative impact of Juice WRLD leaks. By Mitch Findlay February 02, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Snaps At Akademiks After Blogger Calls Him "Irrelevant" Freddie Gibbs recently spoke about Jeezy, calling the legendary rapper irrelevant, and that didn't sit well with Akademiks. Now, Gibbs and Akademiks are going at it. By Erika Marie June 29, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Album Art For "Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon" Revealed Virgil Abloh designed the cover art for Pop Smoke's posthumous debut is due out later this week. By Aron A. June 29, 2020
Music Westside Gunn & Boogie Dumbfounded Over Eminem's Scrapped "Shady XX" News Eminem was supposedly working on "Shady XX" according to graphic designer Mike Saputo, which caught Westside Gunn and Boogie off-guard. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020
Music Gunna Declares Young Thug The Best Rapper Alive Gunna praises his mentor Young Thug in a new interview. By Aron A. May 26, 2020
Original Content Valentine's Day Massacre: The All-Essential XXX-Rated Playlist These 8 essential tracks will put you in the endzone this Valentine's Day. By Devin Ch February 14, 2019