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Music Adin Ross Claims Drake Has Finished His "Amazing" New Album Adin Ross said this will be a very important album for Drake's career, and hardcore fans are expecting a lot from it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Ella Mai Reacts Having The Same Release Date As J. Cole’s 'The Fall-Off' She's not sweating it. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music Drake Teams Up With Kai Cenat For New Music Video & They Need Fans' Help Kai Cenat's news about a music video for "SOMEBODY LOVES ME" comes as Drake is already working on a new album. By Cole Blake May 18, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Claps Back At Fan Blaming Him For Drake & Future's Beef There's been a lot of speculation as to what really set the Drake and Future beef in motion, but many believe Metro Boomin is the source. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Original Content Kanye West's "College Dropout" Songs Ranked, Best to Worst It's arguably one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, and we're ranking all the songs on Ye's celebrated record. By Wyatt Westlake April 04, 2023
Music Skilla Baby Performs At 42 Dugg Show Just Days After Shooting Skilla Baby sustained various injuries when he suffered a drive-by shooting in Detroit this Thursday, but he fortunately recovered well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Drops "Collard Greens" With J. Cole & Daylyt J. Cole and Daylyt unofficially dropped "A Plate Of Collard Greens" in September of 2024. Ab-Soul came through with his unofficial version. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION Autopsy Report Surfaces Online, Fans React While some fans appreciate the availability of information around this case, others felt invasive while doing so. Reader discretion is advised. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2024
Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Yeezy Items For The Holidays But Fans Are Skeptical Considering how long Kanye West's Yeezy brand has allegedly taken to send out items to customers, some fans can't get too excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Details Beef With Curren$y In New Interview Freddie Gibbs detailed why he and Curren$y have (a seemingly one-sided) beef, and it all stems from a lack of promotion for "Fetti." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025