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History was made at this year's BET Hip Hop Awards. Hosted by Fat Joe for a third year in a row, last night's show was stacked with shattered records and singlehanded sweeps.Kendrick Lamar, nominated for an impressive 11 awards, made history by bringing home eight of those – taking the title in each of the categories in which he was nominated including "Lyricist of the Year," "Hip Hop Artist of the Year," "Song of the Year" and "Video Director of the Year." Megan Thee Stallion was the night's biggest nominee, scoring 12 nominations albeit going home with zero.Travis Scott took home the "I Am Hip Hop Award" – for his work as a "visionary artist who continues to push the boundaries of music, culture, and live performance,” per BET's VP Connie Orlando – while performances came from hip hop he...

Tyler, the Creator has surprised us all with a new snippet. Spawning immediate Instagram comments from Doechii, Devin Malik and more, the rapper has taken to social media to unveil an unexpected new track entitled "St Chroma.""Calm down, sit still, that's one mill' for each will / Top ten, big deal, how the f*ck he do that? / What the f*ck I look like? Get the f*ck up out the way / I do this where I'm from," Tyler spits over a building percussive beat.Presumably the music video on screen, Tyler is seen leading a group of suited men on a march through the desert. Clocking in at about a minute and a half long, the snippet for "St Chroma" – listed in the caption as "1. st chroma," potentially indicating more new music is on the way – the monochromatic visual ends with a "CHROMAKOPIA" title ca...

Liam Payne, former singer for the beloved boy band One Direction, has reportedly died at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Local outlets such as La Nacion reported on the situation and were quickly followed by global news sites such as Reuters as more information continues to be shared. While exact specifics regarding the death have not been confirmed, Payne falling from the third floor of the hotel has been noted by various sources as the cause of death.Payne, aged 31, amassed a global fanbase as a singer, appearing initially on the British TV series The X Factor in 2008, and again in 2010 when he was paired with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, later forming the world famous boy band One Direction. The group ultimately disbanded in 2016 after earning countless...