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Music Brandy Says Monica Shot Down IG Live Battle Brandy explains why there will not be an IG Live head-to-head between her and fellow r'n'b OG, Monica. By Rose Lilah May 18, 2020
Music Trippie Redd Reacts To Being Name-dropped On Eminem's "Music To Be Murdered By" Trippie is unimpressed and uninterested. By Noah C January 22, 2020
Music Juice WRLD's Cause Of Death Has Been Revealed RIP Juice WRLD. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2020
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Is "Surprised I Didn't Die Yet" Living in fear. By Karlton Jahmal July 12, 2020
Music Jadakiss Recalls Pop Smoke Showing Love To Him, Calls Death "Senseless" Jadakiss chatted with BET about the untimely death of rapper Pop Smoke, calling the murder both "senseless" and "horrible." By Erika Marie February 19, 2020
Music Ice Cube Doesn't Want Looters Arrested, Offers To Pay $100K In Merchandise Costs Ice Cube has offered to cover the $100K costs of merchandise looted from a Florida Walmart as long as no one who participated in the incident is arrested. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Music Pop Smoke Death: More Details Surface UPDATE: There were reportedly at least four masked men who broke into the Hollywood Hills home where Pop Smoke was staying. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: RIP Pop Smoke This week's edition of the staff-curated TIDAL Wave playlist is dedicated to Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was tragically killed today. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Announces Release Date For New Music Video Before Taking IG Hiatus 6ix9ine announced that his new music video will drop this Friday, and that he'll be taking a break from Instagram until then. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Original Content StaySolidRocky Is Pandemic-Proof: "Party Girl" Rapper Talks Going Beyond TikTok EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: StaySolidRocky speaks about going platinum with "Party Girl," working with XXXTentacion's manager, and how he linked up with Lil Uzi Vert. By Alex Zidel August 06, 2020
Music Chris Brown Vs. Usher "Verzuz" Battle Might Be Lined Up Swizz Beatz and Busta Rhymes discuss the next "Verzuz" battle. By Aron A. May 17, 2020
Music Reason, Isaiah Rashad, & J.I.D. Are Up To Something TDE lyricist Reason teases a new single with J.I.D. and Isaiah Rashad, though he doesn't provide a release date. By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2020