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Music Akademiks Claps Back At Ebro & Rosenberg In Heated Rant Akademiks retaliates after Ebro & Rosenberg wrote him off as a "talentless hack," taking to Twitch to unleash scorn upon the Hot 97 personalities. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Pop Culture The Isley Brothers Play R. Kelly Songs During Verzuz: Twitter Has Questions During last night’s Verzuz battle, The Isley Brothers performed tracks that were written and produced by R. Kelly. By hnhh April 05, 2021
Music Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Turns 28 (And Everybody's Celebratin') Twenty-eight years ago, Dr. Dre stepped forward to unleash his official debut studio album "The Chronic," one of the greatest projects hip-hop has ever seen. By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2020
Music YouTube Removes YG's "Meet The Flockers" Over Anti-Asian Lyrics YG's song "Meet The Flockers" details a robbery in a primarily Asian neighborhood. By Alex Zidel April 05, 2021
Music Lil Bibby Announces He's Coming Out Of Retirement Lil Bibby says he's moving to Chicago and coming out of retirement. By Alex Zidel October 21, 2020
Original Content DaniLeigh Talks About Putting Her Personal Life Into Her Music & Misconceptions About Her On Day 6 of our "12 Days of Christmas," we talk with DaniLeigh. The Def Jam artist sat down with us to talk about creating "MOVIE" during a pandemic, marching for BLM, and maintaining her privacy in a world where everyone has formed an opinion about her personal life. By Erika Marie December 18, 2020
Music Missy Elliott Reveals Aaliyah's "One In A Million" Demo Was Created For "Rap Singing" Missy & Timbaland wrote the song & she explained how her views of her own talents helped shape the classic single. By Erika Marie May 15, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Takes On Advisor Role At Def Jam Snoop Dogg has officially taken on a new role at Def Jam, joining the storied label as a senior strategic advisor. By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2021
Numbers Young Thug & YSL Score Win Big With 'Slime Language 2' Sales Projections Early predictions for first work sales of the latest collaborative project from the label sets them up for a major win. By Madusa S. April 18, 2021
Music Rowdy Rebel Says He & Bobby Shmurda Will Perform At Summer Jam 2021 Rowdy Rebel says fans should expect him and Bobby Shmurda to perform at Summer Jam 2021. By Cole Blake February 20, 2021
Music Boosie Defies Odds By Hitting The Club In His Wheelchair After Being Shot Even after surviving a gunshot wound to the leg a few weeks ago, Boosie Badazz proved the party never stops by pulling up to a South Carolina club on hot wheels — a wheelchair, that is. By Keenan Higgins November 27, 2020
Music Billie Eilish, Yung Bleu & ROSALÍA Hold Down Our "R&B Season" Playlist Some smooth R&B drops to get you through the week. By Aron A. January 24, 2021