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Music Drake Asks Stake If It's "Personal" After Being Unable To Withdraw Funds From Account Drake recently (potentially) burnt a bridge with Kick and Stake and was unable to withdraw his money from Stake following his latest rant. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Have Purchased 2Pac's Iconic Death Row Chain In New Instagram Post Drake is currently in Copenhagen as part of his EU tour, and he recently showed off the Death Row chain he appears to have purchased. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Drake's Thankful Pre-Fame Letter To His Mom Resurfaces Drake has come a long way since his early days in entertainment, and he's always had a loving supporter by his side. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Claims Kanye West Was Upset About "Back To Me" Verse On "Vultures 1" Freddie Gibbs stopped by the "Butcher Block" podcast, where he discussed working with Kanye West and Ye's anger at Gibbs' standout verse. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Proof's Estate Finally Controls His Music, Confirms Two New Tracks On Eminem "STANS" Soundtrack The family of the late Proof finally got control of his music. Fans now have his older work and some unreleased songs to look forward to. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Blasts "Lazy" Use Of A.I. In Hip-Hop Freddie Gibbs raised some eyebrows with this take given his participation on Kanye West's "VULTURES" series. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music Young Dolph's Family Reacts To Alleged Murder Mastermind's Acquittal Key Glock was another close colleague of Young Dolph who scathingly reacted to Hernandez Govan's not guilty verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Music Clipse Bring Out Kendrick Lamar To Perform "Chains & Whips" In Los Angeles Clipse brought their tour to Los Angeles on Saturday evening and brought out a hometown hero as part of the show. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reveals He No Longer Speaks To Frank Ocean In New Interview Earl Sweatshirt announced the anticipated surprise album, Live Love Laugh, last week with a featureless tracklist. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Erick Sermon Thanks Clipse’s “Let God Sort Em Out” For Erasing The Ageism In Hip Hop Erick Sermon is one of hip hop’s most influential producers. He was a member of the legendary EPMD and Def Squad, a trio with Redman. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Music The Weeknd Brings Out Future During Atlanta Tour Stop For Performance Of "Low Life" The Weeknd has brought out several big-name special guests along his tour stops, but this one with Future may go down as the best. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Answered Reporters With Clever “I Hope You’re Happy” LP Promotion While Leaving Jail In Dallas BigXThaPlug’s sophomore album, Take Care, was certified platinum in August. The album features “The Largest” and “Change Me.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025