Justin G.
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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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Shaggy Brings the Yaad to NY: A Free SummerStage You Shouldn't Miss
Reggae's Diamond-selling icon turns Central Park into "yaad" for one free, all-star night. HitsCulture previews Shaggy's Yaad, and we will be there.
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15 R&B Artists Who Got the Worst Record Deals in Music History
From TLC's 1995 bankruptcy to Aaliyah's catalog locked off streaming for two decades, 15 R&B artists whose record deals cost them far more than the industry ever let on.
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The Hit Song Got Shorter on Purpose. Hip-Hop Drew the Blueprint.
Intros vanished, runtimes fell below three minutes, and the hook now arrives before you can hit skip. Inside how streaming economics redesigned the hit song, why hip-hop and R&B drew the blueprint first, and what the 2025 chart drought reveals about the cost of optimizing for the skip button.
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A Chronological Tour: 25 R&B One-Hit Wonders
From "Knockin' da Boots" to "Me & U," here are 25 R&B one-hit wonders whose single perfect record outlived everything else, told chronologically across the golden age of the radio single.
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The Plaque Decoded: What Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Actually Count in 2026
A gold record used to mean copies shipped. Now it means streams, downloads, and paperwork. HitsCulture decodes what an RIAA plaque actually counts in 2026.
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R&B's Sequel Summer: Why the Genre's Veterans Are All Going Back to the Beginning
Three R&B veterans, three sequels to the albums that made them, all in five weeks. It is not nostalgia. It is strategy. Inside R&B's Sequel Summer.
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Yes, Chris Brown Passed Michael Jackson But He Didn't Outsell Him
The viral graphic is half right. Chris Brown did pass Michael Jackson on one RIAA list, but he did not outsell him. HitsCulture does the math the memes skip.
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The BET Awards Verdict: The Coronations Held, A Statement By Clipse, More
Our pre-show field guide said to watch the album race and the internet honor. Both delivered. HitsCulture's full verdict on the 2026 BET Awards.
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