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Music 6ix9ine Earns First #1 Hit With Nicki Minaj-Assisted "TROLLZ" 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj hit some big milestones with their latest collaborative effort, "TROLLZ." By Alexander Cole June 22, 2020
Music J. Cole Spit Bars For Inmates After Visiting Prison J. Cole visited San Quentin State Prison in 2017, uplifting incarcerated inmates and spitting some bars. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Label Celebrates Her #1 Despite Legal Drama Carl Crawford, the CEO of the label that signed Megan Thee Stallion, celebrated her hit "Savage" going No. 1 despite their legal battle over her contract. By Lynn S. May 27, 2020
Music Patti LaBelle & Gladys Knight Will Share "Verzuz" Stage & Fans Can't Handle The News The soul-singing legends are set to appear on the popular series this weekend. By Erika Marie September 08, 2020
Original Content Rick Ross, MMG, And The Understated Impact Of Vision & Hustle Rick Ross applied the leadership and vision of a director with the relentless hustle of a kingpin to cement the MMG tag in the soundscape of the game. By Aron A. September 08, 2020
Music Wiz Khalifa Is Team Snoop Dogg Ahead Of DMX Verzuz Battle The battle is heating up. By Madusa S. July 22, 2020
Music Ebro Defends Logic, Calls His Haters "Corny" Ebro Darden takes some time to stand up for the occasionally maligned Logic, who is set to drop his retirement album on Friday. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Vs. DMX: Who Will Win The Dogfight? Two of hip-hop's legendary figures, DMX and Snoop Dogg, are set to go head to head in a Verzuz battle tonight -- but who will win? By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020
Music Post Malone Hopes To Drop New Album In 2020 Post will not let his reign die down. By Noah C January 28, 2020
Music The Weeknd’s “After Hours” First Week Sales Projections Are In Abel is looking at one of the biggest albums of the year. By Kevin Goddard March 22, 2020
Music O.T. Genasis Is Ready To "Bring R&B Bacc" According To IG Declaration O.T. Genasis is ready to flex his R&B skills and we can only imagine what he has in store. By Erika Marie July 22, 2020
Music Hip-Hop Remembers Mac Miller On the two year anniversary of his tragic passing, Mac Miller is remembered and celebrated by the hip-hop community. By Mitch Findlay September 07, 2020