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Music Drake's "Take Care" Sees Biggest Streaming Day On Spotify 14 Years After Its Release Many believe "Take Care" is Drake's best body of work already, so a wild stat like this will only make their stance firmer. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Gunna Rallies His Day Ones With Passionate Gym Speech Gunna announced a 5k run through Brooklyn in support of his non-profit organization and new album, The Last Wun. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music Rihanna To Release Special Anniversary Box Set With All Eight Albums Rihanna's hasn't dropped a new album since 2016, but we have to imagine fans are going to flock to this exclusive vinyl bundle. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Funkmaster Flex Clarifies His Shocking “Last Show” Post Funkmaster Flex is not actually retiring and is simply moving into a new time slot at Hot 97 after Labor Day. By Cole Blake August 29, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Thanks Mama Kingston In Latest Post Ahead Of Beginning Prison Stint Sean Kingston's catalog includes collabs with Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, and Nicki Minaj. Kingston was found guilty of fraud in March. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Classic Film "State Property" Could Be Up For Grabs To Settle Damon Dash's Lawsuit Damon Dash directed two State Property films, starring Beanie Siegel. The film featured guest appearances by Jay-Z and Norega. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Diddy Demands Alleged Victim’s Memoir Draft Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's latest demand comes just days after he asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to delay his trial by two months. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Pledges To Never Diss Drake Again After Latest Development In UMG Lawsuit Kanye West has shared mixed reactions about the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bashed both artists separately in diss tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Big L's Family Shares Statement On His Upcoming Album For Mass Appeal's "Legend Has It" Series Via a statement on the Big L Instagram, his family noted how much of the late rapper's classic material is no longer on streaming services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Diddy Recruits Young Thug’s Lawyer Brian Steel As Sex Trafficking Trial Looms Many social media users believe that with this latest addition to Diddy's team, he has a real chance of getting the verdict he's hoping for. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Announces New Gospel Album "Altar Call" Snoop Dogg has already dipped his toes into this genre before, with his first effort being in 2018 with "Bible of Love." By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Drake Reveals Which Albums He's The Most Of Proud Of Adin Ross got Drake to reflect on his career during their latest joint stream and the projects he's most fond of may surprise you. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025