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Music Drake Leak Inspires TikTok Dance Challenge An unreleased Drake song has already kicked off a viral dance challenge on TikTok. By Alex Zidel March 30, 2020
Music FKA Twigs Says She Finished Her Album While Quarantined Using FaceTime FKA Twigs says she wrote the entirety of her upcoming album while isolated during the pandemic. By Cole Blake October 12, 2020
Music Pop Smoke & Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" Remix Dropping This Week A remix to Pop Smoke and Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" will be dropping this week with a mystery feature. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Timbaland Wants A DJ Mustard Vs Mike WiLL Made-It Battle Timbaland takes to Instagram to contemplate a producer battle for the ages, imagining Mustard facing off with Mike WiLL Made-It. By Mitch Findlay July 30, 2020
Music Rick Ross Is Trying To Make Healthcare More Accessible In His Latest Boss Move Rick Ross teams up with telehealth company Jetdoc to provide affordable healthcare access to millions. By Aron A. December 01, 2020
Music Kanye West Clarifies Apparent Issues With Hit-Boy Kanye West responds after Hit-Boy said he stopped using his beats because he worked with Beyoncé. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Trey Songz & Kehlani Bless This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist A cut off of Trey Songz "Back Home." Plus, Kehlani hops on the remix to Victoria Monét's "Touch Me." By Aron A. October 11, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Checks In On Kanye West Following Twitter Spree Westside Gunn shows support for Kanye West, suggesting the hip-hop extraordinaire is being silenced by the system at large. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Opens Up About Shooting & Rick Ross Dinner Parties Benny The Butcher opens up about his recent shooting during a call with The Joe Budden Podcast: "I really ain't feel Famous until I got shot." By Mitch Findlay December 01, 2020
Sports J. Cole & Master P Star In New "Dreamers" Sneaker Clip J. Cole and Master P team up for an inspiring new ad for the upcoming "Dreamer" sneaker, which drops officially tomorrow. By Mitch Findlay July 30, 2020
Music The Weeknd Dropped "After Hours" Despite Label Urging Against It The Weeknd pushed to release "After Hours" despite executive urging him to hold off until the Coronavirus pandemic ends. By Aron A. March 29, 2020
Music Hit-Boy & Kanye West Finally Find Common Ground In the midst of Kanye West's crusade against the music industry, Hit-Boy steps forward to issue a statement of his own. By Mitch Findlay September 16, 2020