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Numbers Kanye West's "DONDA" Couldn't Quite Beat Drake's "Scorpion" Spotify Debut Kanye West’s 10th studio album is already setting major records. By Hayley Hynes August 30, 2021
Music 50 Cent Says Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Inspired Him To Write In a new interview, 50 Cent reveals that Eminem's "EPMD 2" verse drove him to write and record some new music. By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Music Drake Confirms "Certified Lover Boy" Release Date & Album Cover Drake has officially locked in his release date for "Certified Lover Boy," which is all get to drop this coming Friday. By Mitch Findlay August 30, 2021
Music Donald Glover Appears To Shade Kanye West Over "Donda" Artwork Donald Glover appeared to throw shade at Kanye West over the album cover of "Donda." By Cole Blake August 30, 2021
Music Lizzo Declares Usher The "King Of R&B," Beyoncé The "Queen of Music," & More Lizzo dropped her list of the kings and queens of the music industry on Twitter, Sunday. By Cole Blake August 29, 2021
Music Drake, Meek Mill, & More Voice Support For Ralo With Letter To Joe Biden Drake, Meek Mill, Killer Mike, and more signed a letter sent to Joe Biden advocating for Ralo's release from prison. By Cole Blake August 29, 2021
Music Kanye West Says "DONDA" Was Released Without His Approval Kanye West calls out Universal for apparently releasing the album without his stamp of approval and blocking "Jail Pt. 2" ft. DaBaby. By Aron A. August 29, 2021
Sports Kevin Durant Reportedly Gave Input On Kanye West's "DONDA" Kevin Durant got to listen to "DONDA" before the very first listening party. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Preps Kanye West Diss Track After Not Making "DONDA" Soulja Boy reveals that Kanye West reached out to him to work on "Remote Control." By Aron A. August 29, 2021
Music Lil Baby & DaBaby Shut Down "Boosie Bash" Amid Hurricane Ida Warnings Boosie Badazz made it clear that even Hurricane Ida could not stop the show. By Aron A. August 29, 2021
Music Reggae Legend Lee “Scratch” Perry Has Passed Away At 85 The cause of death has not yet been revealed. By Karlton Jahmal August 29, 2021
Music Trippie Redd Claims He Had No Idea Drake Was Dissing Kanye On "Betrayal" Trippie Redd isn't trying to get in the middle of Drake and Ye's beef. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2021