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Music JoJo Can't Help But Laugh After Drake Drops Album Same Day As Her Release JoJo has been rolling out "Good To Know" for weeks, and then Drake popped up with a surprise release the same day. By Erika Marie May 01, 2020
Original Content Hip-Hop Photographers You Should Follow On Instagram These photographers act as gatekeepers into the daily lives of your favorite rappers. By Jae Pascal July 28, 2017
Music 50 Cent Reportedly Contemplating Retirement From Music Following "Street King Immortal" According to 50 Cent, "Street King Immortal" maybe the last piece of music he ever does. By Kevin Goddard December 19, 2016
Original Content 30 Unconventional Marketing Methods Used By Hip-Hop Artists Sometimes in order to win the game, you have to switch up how you play. We take a look at artists who have found success playing by their own marketing rules over the years. By KC Orcutt June 24, 2017
Music Drake Reportedly Taking The Stand In Upcoming "Pound Cake" Trial Drake has been asked to speak during Hebrew Hustle's trial against him. By Alex Zidel November 23, 2018
Music Drake's "Scorpion" Sales May Be Affected By New Billboard Charting Metric With Billboard's new charting algorithm, paid streams have more value than free ones. Will Drake's "Scorpion" suffer the consequences? By Mitch Findlay June 28, 2018
Music Suge Knight Reportedly Drops Lawsuit Against Chris Brown According to reports, Suge Knight has dropped his lawsuit against Chris Brown. By Kevin Goddard October 25, 2017
Music Chance The Rapper Defends Nicki Minaj Following "Astroworld" Rant Backlash Chance The Rapper shows his support for Nicki Minaj's recent Twitter rampage. By Aron A. August 20, 2018
Music Usher Reportedly Requests A Gag Order For Herpes Lawsuit Usher doesn't want his personal matters shared with the media. By Chantilly Post October 31, 2018
Music 50 Cent Gets "Power" Lawsuit Dismissed 50 Cent wins big without really having to fight. By Aron A. December 07, 2017
Music Travis Scott Says "Astroworld" & Quavo Collab Project Are Dropping "Real Soon" He's about to go into "hiding" for a little while. By Trevor Smith August 12, 2017
Music Doja Cat Says She's Quitting Music: "I'm A F*cking Fool For Ever Thinking I Was Made For This" Doja Cat says she "f*cking quits" after Paraguayan fans criticize her for not showing enough love to their country while she was there. By Alex Zidel March 25, 2022