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Music Nelly Talks Being The Only Rapper From His Era Without A Co-Sign The St. Louis icon says early on in his career, "There was no one to stand up for Nelly." By Erika Marie October 06, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Wants To Hear Kehlani, Summer Walker, Jhené Aiko, Brandy & More Redo Her Vocals The rapper recently shared a clip of herself singing and she wants to hear a select group of R&B singers' versions. By Erika Marie September 08, 2021
Music Machine Gun Kelly Wears Claw-Like Nail Extensions To iHeartRadio Music Awards Machine Gun Kelly donned some pretty long acrylic nails at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. By Joshua Robinson May 28, 2021
Music Tory Lanez Unveils Plans For R&B "Playboy" Virtual Concert: "Real, Raw, & Direct" Prepare to hear Lanez in his purest form belting out "real vocals and emotion" this weekend. By Erika Marie April 30, 2021
Music Fat Joe & DJ Drama Announce "Gangsta Grillz" Tape Fat Joe and DJ Drama are dropping off a new "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape this Friday, titled "What Would Big Do?" By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Music Pharrell Pulls Something In The Water Fest From Virginia Pharrell cites the "toxic" energy of Virginia Beach, VA as the reason why he's pulling his festival from the city. By Aron A. October 06, 2021
Music Afrika Bambaata & Zulu Nation Sued For Child Sex Trafficking: Report Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation have reportedly been sued under the Child Victims Act. By Joshua Robinson September 08, 2021
Music YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sets Himself Up For Life With Motown Partnership Youngboy Never Broke Again has signed a global partnership with Motown. By Alex Zidel September 08, 2021
Music Akon Says The Rich Have More Problems Than The Poor While reflecting on the passing of Michael K. Williams, Akon tells TMZ that famous and rich people have more issues than poor people. By Joshua Robinson September 08, 2021
Music Baby Keem's "The Melodic Blue" Tracklist: Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott & More Baby Keem unveils the complete tracklist for "The Melodic Blue," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and Don Toliver. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2021
Sports Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, & More Find A Home On James Harden's Spotify Playlist James Harden's new "Taste" playlist on Spotify features Travis Scott, 42 Dugg, Lil Uzi Vert, and a whole lot of Lil Baby. By Alex Zidel August 10, 2021
Music Young Thug Goes Pop-Punk In Melodic New Snippet Young Thug takes a moment to preview an upcoming track, one that draws heavily from the pop-punk genre. By Mitch Findlay April 30, 2021