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Music Drake Lands At Number One On Billboard's Top Hip-Hop Artists Of The Century List Drake is the most dominant rapper of the 21st century so far, and that has been reflected with his latest accomplishment from Billboard. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Video Footage From King Harris' 2024 Arrest Surfaces Son of T.I., King Harris, was arrested in Georgia in 2024 after having an open warrant for his arrest stemming from a 2022 case. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are In A Tight Race For The Best Selling Album Of 2025 The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Drake Disses Journalist Rob Markman With Resurfaced Clip of Tory Lanez Rapping Lil Wayne During Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle, Rob Markman revealed being contacted to be paid for a certain review of Drake track. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Westside Gunn Gets Back In The Squared Circle With Reveal of “Heels Have Eyes 2” Tracklist Westside Gunn’s original Heels Have Eyes was released in cross-promotion with WWE’s 2024 event, Wrestlemania XL. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Calls Out "Racist" Criticism Of Mumble Rap Earl Sweatshirt recently spoke with The New York Times' "Popcast" about his brand new album "Live Laugh Love." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's Rock Performance Divides Fans During Latest Concert Wayne famously experimented with the rock genre for his polarizing seventh studio album, "Rebirth," in 2010. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Announces "The Dark Aura Tour" With Ab-Soul & Rapsody As Special Guests The tour announcement comes after Joey Bada$$ had to delay the release of his highly-anticipated new album. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Gunna's "The Last Wun" Officially Scores Top 3 Billboard Debut This marks Gunna's sixth album in the top three of the Billboard 200 chart, and his eighth charter overall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025
Reviews Gunna "The Last Wun" Album Review Gunna’s "The Last Wun" captures his shift from survival to self-preservation as he prepares for a new chapter in his career. By Aron A. August 14, 2025
Music Six Plaintiffs Drop Out Of Lawsuit Against Diddy's Former Assistant Diddy's former assistant, Kristina Khorram, took a legal win in New York after six of the seven plaintiffs in a lawsuit dropped their claims. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Breaks Mind-Blowing Billboard Record With "MASA" NBA YoungBoy has achieved something literally no other rapper has done before on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025