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Music YouTube Won’t Promote “Sincerely, Kentrell” Due To NBA YoungBoy’s Image, His Manager Says The album is receiving lots of love, just not from YouTube. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2021
TV Lizzo Hunts For New Talent On Prime Video Series "Watch Out For The Big Grrrls" Ten women move into a house and compete for a slot on Lizzo's world tour. By Erika Marie February 17, 2022
Pop Culture K Camp Says He Blew Up André 3000’s Assistant’s Phone In Hopes Of Getting A Feature At 16 K Camp recalls texting her on the daily in hopes of getting André on one of his “bullshit” tracks. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2021
Music Westside Gunn Celebrates "Hitler Wears Hermes 8" Chart Success Westside Gunn takes a moment to thank fans around the world for the success of "Hiter Wears Hermes 8." By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: DijahSB On Kid Cudi's Co-Sign, Non-Binary Representation In Rap & More Toronto's DijahSB joins us for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind" where they discuss Kid Cudi's co-sign, "Head Above The Waters," and more. By Aron A. August 30, 2021
Music Young Thug Says He Doesn't Write Down Lyrics, Prefers To Freestyle Thugger only writes his bars when he's locked up. By Thomas Galindo December 19, 2021
Music Drake, Meek Mill, & More Voice Support For Ralo With Letter To Joe Biden Drake, Meek Mill, Killer Mike, and more signed a letter sent to Joe Biden advocating for Ralo's release from prison. By Cole Blake August 29, 2021
Music Fivio Foreign Releases Album Feature List Ahead of its April 8 release, Fivio Foreign released the feature list for his debut album "B.I.B.L.E" By Brianna Lawson April 02, 2022
Music DaBaby's Manager Calls "Cap" After Kanye West Claims He Wouldn't Clear Verse Kanye West claimed that DaBaby's label wouldn't clear his verse for "Jail Pt 2" which is now available on streaming services. By Aron A. August 29, 2021
Music Birdman Reveals Reason Why He Didn't Sign Kanye West Birdman explains that he could have signed Kanye West as a producer, but he didn't because of Mannie Fresh. By Alex Zidel September 24, 2021
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Censorship Of "Po-Po" Line At Super Bowl Is A Painful Reminder During the star-studded Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Kendrick Lamar didn’t rap the infamous “Alright” line, “we hate po-po,” and the brief silence from that moment was deafening. By Joshua Robinson February 15, 2022
Music The Roots Bassist Leonard "Hub" Hubbard Passes Away At 62 His stepdaughter shared that "it happened quickly." By Erika Marie December 16, 2021