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Music N.W.A.'s "F*ck Tha Police" Nearly Quadruples In Streams Amid George Floyd Protests N.W.A.'s 1988 hit "F*ck Da Police" has seen a major spike in streams ever since protests against police brutality have kicked off across the country. By Lynn S. June 04, 2020
Music Payola Claims Lead FCC Commissioner To Ask Record Labels To Investigate Issue Mike O'Rielly is cracking down on shady business practices in the music industry. By Aron A. January 22, 2020
Music Fat Joe Says Ashanti Was Nearly Replaced By Jennifer Lopez For "What's Luv?" Fat Joe recalls how Jennifer Lopez nearly replaced Ashanti on the classic single, "What's Luv?." By Cole Blake May 16, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Suggests Pop Smoke Death Fueled By Jealousy Pop Smoke was killed in a home invasion robbery this morning and Nicki Minaj seems to think jealousy played a hand in his death. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music Sauce Walka Snaps After Young Thug Praises Maxo Kream Sauce Walka goes off on Young Thug, again. By Aron A. May 16, 2020
Music Steve Stoute Launches 100% Royalty Program For Artists Steve Stoute is giving back to the independent artist movement in a real way. By Dominiq R. July 11, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Links With Harry Fraud For "Plugs I Met Vol. 2" Benny The Butcher & Harry Fraud have been putting in work on "Plugs I Met Vol. 2," a sequel to Benny's 2019 release "Plugs I Met." By Erika Marie April 17, 2020
Music 50 Cent Remembers Pop Smoke 50 Cent was close to Pop Smoke, the 20-year-old rising Brooklyn rapper who was tragically murdered this morning in a home invasion. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music John Legend Reveals "Bigger Love" Cover Art & Tracklist John Legend has shared the cover art and tracklist for his upcoming album, "Bigger Love," featuring Jhené Aiko, Rapsody, and more. By Lynn S. June 12, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Grateful That Ice Cube Has Been Reactivated Though Ice Cube's recent return to social media stoked the flames of controversy, Royce Da 5'9" is all for it. By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2020
Music DaBaby Trending On Twitter Because People Hate His New Album DaBaby did not leave a good impression on social media with the release of "Blame It On Baby." By Alex Zidel April 17, 2020
Music Lady Antebellum Changes Name Of Group To "Lady A" Due To Slavery Connection Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum will now be referred to as Lady A as they apologize for not taking the "Antebellum South" reference into consideration when naming themselves. By Erika Marie June 11, 2020