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Music Future's Artist FXXXXY Has Passed Away: Report FXXXXY, a Texas-based rapper signed to Freebandz, reportedly passed away last night. By Alex Zidel September 17, 2020
Music Swagger Rite Links With Roy Wood$ For New Single "Drugs & Love" Weston Road's own Swagger Rite links with fellow Canadian Roy Wood$ for a synth-driven, languid party track titled "Drugs & Love" off his upcoming EP, "The Detour." By Keenan Higgins December 21, 2020
Original Content DJ Paul Explains Why Three 6 Mafia vs. Bone Thugs Didn't Happen, Hustling Mixtapes & New Podcast DJ Paul recounts one of his final encounters with John Singleton, artists paying homage to Three 6 Mafia, and how hustling mixtapes in high school brokered peace with the ops. By Aron A. November 03, 2020
Music MJ GRIZZ Shows His Love For High Class Women On "Standards" Chicago's own MJ GRIZZ slows things down with a quiet storm-inspired banger titled "Standards," which is all about showing appreciation for women who hold themselves to a high degree. By Keenan Higgins January 08, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Huge W In Tracy Chapman Copyright Lawsuit The ruling is a significant win for artists. By Dre D. September 17, 2020
Music N.O.R.E Takes A Defiant Stand Against DJ Vlad Following disparaging remarks about Minister Louis Farrakhan, N.O.R.E has moved to distance himself completely from DJ Vlad. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Pop Culture Future Tells Roddy Ricch Fans Don't Want Him To Find Love In the latest issue of Musicians on Musicians, Future explains to Roddy Ricch why his fans don't want him to find love. By Ellie Spina December 01, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wants Collab With Rihanna, Says Tory Lanez Is On Her Album Megan Thee Stallion chatted about wanting to link with Rihanna in the studio and revealed her friend Tory Lanez will be on her forthcoming record. By Erika Marie June 30, 2020
Music Spotify Offering Labels, Artist Boost In Algorithm For Reduced Royalty Pay Out The new tool will allow labels and artists to boost songs in Spotify's recommendations. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Music Master P Drops Trailer For "No Limit Chronicles" Docuseries Airing On BET Master P and his son Romeo Miller have produced the BET docuseries "No Limit Chronicles." By Erika Marie June 29, 2020
Politics 2 Chainz Finally Meets Obama: "Something To Scratch Off My Bucket List" The rapper revealed he was "jelly" that he had never met Obama in the past but was more than excited to get introduced at the Biden-Harris rally in Atlanta. By Erika Marie November 02, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's "Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon" Tracklist Revealed With appearances from 50 Cent, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, and more. By Aron A. June 29, 2020