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In response to 6ix9ine‘s impassioned allegations of chart manipulation following the No. 1 debut of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande‘s new charity-supporting “Stuck With U” single, Billboard has shared a detailed breakdown reminding the world how they arrive at their tabulations each week. “Stuck With U,” of course, was up against 6ix9ine’s own “GOOBA” for the […]

Tekashi 6ix9ine was cheated. Or at least that’s what he wants you to believe.  The controversial and ever-aggrieved rapper has spent much of his time since returning home from prison getting mad at someone or something. First, it was his former Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods compatriots. Then it was other artists: Meek Mill, Rich the […]

DMX is prepared to take on all challengers.  On Monday, N.O.R.E. took to Instagram where he claimed that DMX and Eminem are prepared to square off against each other in a Verzuz hit-for-hit battle.  “This moment is so Legend !!! 3 minutes before this [Swizz Beatz] CALLS X and says Eminem is down for that smoke,” N.O.R.E. captioned […]

Nav‘s Good Intentions landed in the top spot in what turned out to be a crowded week on the Billboard 200 chart. His third studio album earned 135,000 equivalent album units, 73,000 of which came in the form of album sales that were almost entirely driven by bundles that included his latest project in its merch offerings.  Kehlani‘s It Was Good Until It Wasn’t finished in second with 83,000 units, […]

21 Savage fans have been patiently waiting for him to drop Savage Mode 2, especially after Metro Boomin teased its release in February — and 21 teased it himself last summer. In an Instagram Live session over the weekend, 21 shared why the project has taken so long to release. “Savage Mode 2 on the […]

Snoop Dogg has become one of 6ix9ine‘s most outspoken critics, consistently slamming the rapper for cooperating with authorities during his federal racketeering case. Though the West Coast legend has referred to 6ix9ine as a “rat” and “snitch,” the “Gooba” artist has suggested Snoop is throwing rocks in a glass house. The drama picked up Friday night, when 6ix9ine posted […]

Fat Joe recently hopped on Instagram Live with R&B legend and longtime collaborator Ashanti. The two talked about their history, how some of their iconic songs came together, and Fat Joe even revealed some things about their songs that Ashanti didn’t even know. During their conversation, Fat Joe said that Ashanti was almost taken off of […]

6ix9ine and Akon might be going head-to-head in a hits battle, at least according to Akon. The platinum-selling artist took to his Instagram Story on Saturday night to share the new of this possible bout between him and 6ix9ine. “@6ix9ine just challenged me to a battle tomorrow at 3:30pm Live on IG, IT’S ON.” Akon […]

Another week, another memorable installment of the Instagram Live Verzuz series. On Saturday night, hip-hop superstars Nelly and Ludacris went round for round in a battle of hits, revisiting fan-favorite tracks that that helped define the music landscape of the aughts. At the top of the event, Luda and Nelly took the time to recognize each other’s achievements and contributions […]

During the highly anticipated Verzuz battle between Ludacris and Nelly, technical difficulties sadly got the best of the event for a moment and Nelly’s WiFi was not cooperating. While we were waiting for Nelly to find an Ethernet cable or something, Ludacris decided to debut some new music that he’s had in the vault. The first song that […]