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Music JAY-Z Returns To Twitter To Discuss "In My Lifetime, Vol. 1" Album Questlove brought JAY-Z back to Twitter. By Thomas Galindo January 16, 2022
Music FBI Asks Astroworld Attendees To Send Them Photos And Videos From Festival The Houston Police Department has partnered with the FBI for the investigation. By Thomas Galindo January 16, 2022
Music Fetty Wap’s “The Butterfly Effect” Receives Heavy Praise From Twitter One listener says “The Butterfly Effect” clears “CLB” in three tracks. By Hayley Hynes October 22, 2021
Music Irv Gotti Comments On Ashanti Re-Recording Her Classic Albums: "It's F*cked Up" Irv Gotti seems upset that Ashanti is re-recording her classic albums, which he owns the masters of. By Alex Zidel November 16, 2021
Music The Weeknd Edges Out Gunna By 2K For No. 1 Album Debut The battle for the top spot was closer than expected. By Thomas Galindo January 15, 2022
Music Machine Gun Kelly Surprises Fans With Last Minute Lollapalooza Set Machine Gun Kelly did a surprise performance at Lollapalooza, Saturday. By Cole Blake July 31, 2021
Music Kanye West Submits "DONDA" & "Hurricane" For GRAMMY Consideration Kanye West has submitted "DONDA" for AOTY consideration at the GRAMMYs. By Alex Zidel October 22, 2021
Pop Culture Kanye West Shares Feelings On Finalized Kim Kardashian Divorce: "Feels Like Your Kids Were Snatched From Your Control" Ye details divorce in a multitude of ways. By Taiyo Coates March 05, 2022
Music Ari Fletcher Fans Beg Her To Drop Rap Song After Video Of Her Popping Off Surfaces AriTheDon may just be giving the rap girls a run for their money. By Hayley Hynes December 17, 2021
Music Big Sean Says Kanye West & Jay-Z Once Pressured Him To Fire His Friend Over A Picture Big Sean explains how a "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" studio session with Jay-Z and Ye went wrong. By Joshua Robinson December 17, 2021
Music The Game Says He's Better Than Eminem, Would Challenge Him To "Verzuz" The Game stands on his talents and catalog, further suggesting that he didn't perform at the Super Bowl halftime show because he wasn't the "safe choice." By Erika Marie March 05, 2022
Pop Culture Photographer Sues Nas After Rapper Posts Photo Of Tupac On Instagram in 1993, Al Pereira took a photo of Nas and Tupac together, but the photographer is upset that Nas shared the copyrighted image without permission. By Erika Marie March 04, 2022