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Music Nicki Minaj & 6ix9ine's "Trollz" Breaks Record With 46 Million Views: Report Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine have a hit on their hands as "Trollz" reportedly breaks a hip hop record with 46 million views. By Erika Marie June 12, 2020
Music Lil Nas X Feels "Pressure" To Be A Role Model In LGBTQ Community “I hope my actions are enough to inspire other young LGBTQ children." By Chantilly Post January 22, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Insists His Album Is Better Than DaBaby's: "Change My Mind" Westside Gunn shared a meme asserting that his album, "Pray for Paris," is better than DaBaby's "Blame It On Baby." By Lynn S. April 19, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Housemate Denies Setting Him Up Pop Smoke's close friend and housemate, Mike Dee, has spoken about the rapper's death after being accused by fans of setting him up. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music 50 Cent Fed Up With Teairra Mari's Games As He Tries To Collect $30K Judgment 50 Cent's trying to collect his judgment but Teairra Mari's made it extremely difficult. By Aron A. January 22, 2020
Pop Culture The "Cancel Culture" Vicious Circle: From Doja Cat To 6ix9ine Many debates have been had over the merits of "cancel culture," but how do these moments of outrage actually affect artists' numbers? By Noah John August 07, 2020
Music Noreaga Shares Badass Big Pun Throwback Pic Noreaga takes a moment to pay homage to one of hip-hop's fallen soldiers -- his friend and collaborator Big Pun. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2020
Random Swizz Beatz Explains Why Son Wore Skeleton Face Paint To Grammys Swizz Beatz's 19-year-old son wore this skeleton makeup as part of his artistic alter-ego, Note Marcato. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Music Roddy Ricch's "The Box" Hits Number One For Tenth Week Roddy Ricch remains a force to be reckoned with on the charts with "The Box" holding strong for a tenth week. By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2020
Music Tinashe & Roy Woods Amp Up Our "R&B Season" Playlist This Week A new collab from Tinashe and ZHU plus a cut off Roy Woods' new album, "Dem Times," are amping up our "R&B Season" playlist this week. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music A Whitney Houston Hologram Is Heading On Tour In a few days, Whitney Houston will be taking the stage like never before -- as a hologram. By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2020
Relationships Teyana Taylor Reveals Pregnancy In New Music Video Teyana Taylor reveals she is expecting her second child with Iman Shumpert in her new music video. By Alex Zidel June 12, 2020