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Original Content WTF Are “Album Equivalent Units?" Streaming Numbers Explained Ever wondered what "album-equivalent" units and "pure sales" were all about? We've got you covered. By Robert Blair August 27, 2019
Music Ray J Blames Himself For Fabolous Beef: "Too Much Fun Then Tweaking Out" He shared that he and Fab have long since mended fences. By Erika Marie December 07, 2019
Reviews Review: French Montana's "Wave Gods" French Montana's "Wave Gods" sounds like the prelude to great album. By Patrick Lyons February 24, 2016
Reviews Review: Chris Brown's "Royalty" We might see a grown Chris Brown album yet. By Alex Galbraith December 24, 2015
News 2Pac's "All Eyez On Me" Achieves Diamond Sales 2Pac's "All Eyez On Me" has shipped diamond. By Trevor Smith August 01, 2014
News Drake Explains What He Was Trying To Do With Single "Hold On We're Going Home" Drake talks about his new single "Hold On We're Going Home," and what he was attempting to do with it. By Rose Lilah August 07, 2013
Original Content A History Of Wale's Seinfeld Samples Wale's "The Album About Nothing" released a few days ago, but this isn't his first time repping Jerry Seinfeld. By Chris Tart April 04, 2015
Music Logic Reveals Release Date & Cover Art For "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind" Logic's song with Eminem will appear on the tracklist. By Alex Zidel May 08, 2019
Relationships Yaya Mayweather Says She Never Paid NBA YoungBoy $1 Million To Hang Out Yaya Mayweather responded to rumors about her coparent NBA YoungBoy, which is not the only thing she's had to say about him recently. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Nas' Harvard Fellowship Is Now Taking Applications Nas first partnered with Harvard University to launch the hip-hop fellowship back in 2013 and students can still take advantage. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Ebro Roasted After Posting An Apple Music Office Tour In Response To Mero's Hot 97 Hire Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Sports Jason Luv Attempts To Emasculate Adam22 Ahead Of Their Boxing Match Jason Luv and Adam22 clearly do not like each other, and in the eyes of one man, honor is going to be on the line in this fight. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026