Gary The Creator
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What Lil Durk's Legal Victory Actually Changes, and What It Doesn't
A federal judge severed two new racketeering allegations from Lil Durk's August murder-for-hire trial. Here is what actually changed, and what didn't.
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Mya's Retro "Give It to You" Video Is an Eighties Throwback with a Very 2026 Point to Make
Mya's retro Give It to You video looks like a nostalgia trip. It is actually the clearest argument yet for why her independent, ownership-first approach has kept her working for three decades.
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B2K's "Mileage" Isn't Nostalgia Bait - It's the Sound of Four Grown Men Who Earned the Comeback
Twenty-five years after "Uh Huh," B2K's comeback single "Mileage" proves the reunion is built to last, and Omarion's parallel solo run backs up the argument.
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Tinashe's Popstar Isn't a Comeback, It's Leverage
Tinashe's new album Popstar looks like a major label comeback. It is actually the closing argument in a twelve year negotiation she started the day RCA let her go.
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R. Kelly's Pardon Bid Isn't a Legal Argument - It's a Grievance Script
R. Kelly has formally asked Trump to commute his 30-year sentence, and his legal team's pitch borrows the president's own persecution narrative while the music industry stays conspicuously silent.
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GloRilla Is Trying Not to Overthink Album Two and That Might Be the Smartest Move
Album two is where the internet decides whether it loved the artist or just the moment. Why GloRilla's refusal to overthink her follow-up is exactly right.
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Madonna's Confessions II Debut Is a Blueprint Hip-Hop and R&B Should Study
Madonna's tenth U.S. #1 is not the story. The story is the three things she got right that legacy artists in Black music keep half-doing.
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New Music Friday: Future Locks the Door, The-Dream, Bobby V, Ne-Yo Reopens, and the Rest of the Slate Picks a Side
A midsummer New Music Friday where the biggest star locks the door and the most influential R&B songwriter reopens his blueprint. HitsCulture reads Future, The-Dream, Kelela, Ne-Yo, Nia Archives, Ken Carson, and the rest of the July 10 slate.
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EST Gee Keeps the Pressure Steady on New Single "Call Spitta"
EST Gee previews his upcoming project Bigger Than the Devil with "Call Spitta," a tightly controlled street-rap statement built on sharp writing, bruising production, and unbothered confidence.
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The Real Story About Beyoncé's "Morning Dew (Donk)" Isn't the One Being Sold
Parkwood is selling "Morning Dew (Donk)" as a B'Day-era artifact. The paper trail says it's a 2013 self-titled outtake, and the Cheeky Blakk sample is the receipt nobody else is covering.
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20 Sophomore Albums That Killed a Career: The Hip-Hop and R&B Edition
From MC Hammer's bankrupting tour to Marky Mark's accidental pivot to Hollywood, twenty R&B and hip-hop sophomore albums that ended a music career, some deservedly and some as pure bad timing.
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Jermaine Dupri's $18 Million Sony Lawsuit Is Bigger Than One Producer's Check
Jermaine Dupri's $18 million Sony lawsuit is more than a royalty dispute. It is a test of music industry transparency, producer rights, and Black catalog ownership.
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