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Music Watch 070 Shake Perform Kanye West's "Ghost Town" Live For The First Time Naturally, the crowd knew every word. By Trevor Smith June 23, 2018
Music R. Kelly Apologizes To Fans For Show Cancelled Over "Rumors" The allegations against R. Kelly has been affecting his shows. By Matthew Parizot April 30, 2018
Music Mariah The Scientist Wants Everyone To Know She’s Not Brittany Renner Mariah the Scientist makes it known -- the two are not related. By Amiri Lake January 19, 2022
Music OMB Peezy Explains Why Rappers Should Avoid Signing To Other Artists He spoke about his deal with E-40's Sick Wid It Records & how rapper CEOs are often concerned with their own careers first. By Erika Marie March 16, 2021
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine & Chief Keef: A Timeline Of Their Beef Tekashi VS Sosa. By Karlton Jahmal November 24, 2018
Original Content How Awful Records Made Its Mark On Atlanta Hip-Hop Awful Records is one of the most important independent labels in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, jump-starting the careers of Playboi Carti, iLoveMakonnen, KEY! and more. By Gus Fisher February 15, 2019
Music Playboi Carti Called Out By UnoTheActivist For "Selling His Soul" UnoTheActivist airs out his family drama with Playboi Carti. By Alex Zidel September 25, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Sample Source From Drake's "That's How You Feel" Watch Nicki's acapella performance of "Boss Ass Bitch" from Powerhouse 2014. By Trevor Smith June 29, 2018
Relationships Kim Burrell Details Phone Call With Jay-Z When Beyoncé Was "Going Through It" Jay-Z reportedly told the gospel singer that Beyoncé had her music on repeat for 11 hours during a difficult time in her life. By Aron A. March 30, 2023
Pop Culture Grove Hero & Lil Migo Fight At Airport Lil Migo is signed to Yo Gotti's CMG label, while Grove Hero is a Young Dolph affiliate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 11, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Explains Why He Stays Off Social Media Kendrick Lamar discussed his social media presence during a new interview with The New York Times. By Cole Blake December 27, 2022
Sports Machine Gun Kelly "Electrocuted" During Super Bowl Party Performance: Video The "Wild Boy" rapper was on stage at Phoenix's Coors Light Bird's Nest when his blonde hair suddenly began standing up. By Hayley Hynes February 11, 2023