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Megan Thee Stallion Announces The Return of Tina Snow
- By James Austin
- . June 30, 2021
Megan Thee Stallion has announced her return from her (three-month) hiatus with a new single titled “Thot Sh**”. Her “break” from music is one of the shortest and busiest breaks in music history.

J. Cole Returns With The Off-Season
- By James Austin
- . May 17, 2021
Last night, J. Cole released his new album, The Off-Season. It is the first solo project from the Fayetteville rapper in three years.

Isaiah Rashad Returns from Hiatus with New Single ‘Lay Wit Ya’
- By James Austin
- . May 9, 2021
Isaiah Rashad has come back from a nearly five-year hiatus to give us a sneak peek at his new album, The House Is Burning, with his new single “Lay Wit Ya.”

Billie Eilish Announces “Happier Than Ever” and Single ‘Your Power’
- By James Austin
- . April 29, 2021
It has been two years since Billie Eilish changed the Pop landscape with her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Michigan Boy Boat: The Rebirth of Lil Yachty
- By James Austin
- . April 24, 2021
Let’s talk about Lil Yachty. Since he came out in 2015, I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by his musical output. Last year, something changed in Yachty.

Young Thug: From Musician To Mogul
- By James Austin
- . April 18, 2021
On Friday, Young Thug released his second compilation album, Slime Language 2, with members of his YSL Records label.

The Women of Hip-Hop
- By James Austin
- . April 11, 2021
At the turn of the last decade, Hip-hop was a predominantly male-driven music genre. We had some influential women within rap, but there weren’t many new stars rising among the ranks at the time.

Olivia Rodrigo Steps From Behind Her Own Shadow With ‘deja vu’
- By James Austin
- . April 6, 2021
When Olivia Rodrigo announced her second single, ‘deja vu’, many were unsure if she’d be able to replicate the success of her multi-week number one song ‘drivers license’ at the beginning of the year. That conclusion couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Lil Nas X Releases New Single ‘Montero’
- By James Austin
- . March 28, 2021
On March 26th, rap-country-pop superstar Lil Nas X released his long-awaited song ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’. He has been teasing the song since mid-2020 on TikTok.

The Endless Run: Drake Scores Top Three Spots on Hot 100
- By James Austin
- . March 22, 2021
Last week, Billboard announced that Drake occupied all three of the top three spots of their Hot 100 with the songs from his new EP “Scary Hours 2”. This is the first time in history that an artist has ever debuted at all top three spots.