Erika Marie
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Original Content Streaming bots and fake plays are shaking Hip Hop. Numbers have always mattered in music, but artificial streams are polluting the culture.
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Original Content T.I. challenged 50 Cent to Verzuz & the trolling commenced. From Ja Rule to Rick Ross, here’s who could compete, and who fans want to see.
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Original Content "All Eyez on Me" marked a turning point in 1996, as did Tupac's death. Thirty years later, its ambition still as unapologetic as the rapper intended.
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Politics Hip Hop was born in protest. As some rappers align with political power, the culture’s activist legacy faces a defining moment.
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Relationships Drake kept turning her into a story. Rihanna moved on. Here is how their long-rumored relationship turned into distance.
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Relationships Kevin and Dreka Gates built a partnership that defined their public lives and drew attention even after it ended. With his new relationships taking over timelines, people are looking back on their decades together.
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Original Content Every year the Grammys return and so does the frustration. Now, Hip Hop might be too far ahead for the Academy to catch up.
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Original Content Rihanna’s boldest album, "ANTI," still feels like a turning point for her, R&B, and for how Black women move through Pop.
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Original Content Before the shade and the lyrics, there were years of silence between A$AP Rocky and Drake. Rihanna was never far from the center.
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Relationships They were young, rich, famous, & learning in real time. Years after their split, people are still talking about Jayda Cheaves & Lil Baby's public romance.
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Original Content Kai Cenat’s pivot from Twitch to fashion has sparked praise and criticism. The performative nature of his content is now under the microscope.
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Original Content He's has been arrested, sued, & filmed in violent encounters. Now, he's been stripped of his title following the latest allegations of domestic violence.
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Erika Marie
