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Music Drake Reportedly Fulfilled UMG Contract By Dropping "ICEMAN" Trilogy Fans already speculated about what Drake's three new albums, including "ICEMAN," could mean for his UMG contract, as he's suing the label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Mary J. Blige Admits To Being "Afraid Of Success" Until She Met Diddy The best friend revisited the early days before the Queen of Hip Hop-Soul earned her legendary title. By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Music Slim Jxmmi Brags "Trippie Redd Can't Whoop Me" In The Midst Of Online Feud The online beef continues. By Karlton Jahmal January 15, 2019
Music Drake Reportedly Disapproves Upcoming "Houston To Toronto" Documentary Drake nor his team apparently had nothing to do with upcoming documentary. By Aron A. January 10, 2018
Reviews J. Cole "The Off-Season" Review With a self-imposed timeline looming overhead, J Cole kicks off what's billed as the final act of his career in style with "The Off Season." By Robert Blair May 21, 2021
Original Content Bryson Tiller's "Anniversary" Album: 5 Things We Want Bryson Tiller's new album arrives on Friday, celebrating the five-year anniversary since the release of "TRAPSOUL." By Noor Lobad September 29, 2020
Music Cardiak Breaks Down The Beat For J. Cole's "Immortal" Here's how Cardiak and Frank Dukes made the "Immortal" beat. By Danny Schwartz December 16, 2016
Music Pharrell Reveals What Makes Kendrick Lamar Such A Great Songwriter Pharrell had a ton of praise for Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2022
Original Content Top 10 Songs From Lil Uzi Vert's "Eternal Atake" Deluxe, Ranked We rank the top 10 best songs from Lil Uzi Vert's double disc, "Eternal Atake" and "LUV Vs. The World 2." By Rose Lilah March 30, 2020
Music Kodak Black Earns First Top Ten Single On Hot 100 With "Tunnel Vision" Kodak made a huge jump on the charts this week. By Trevor Smith March 07, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: J. Cole's "Album Of The Year" Freestyle Is The New #1 J. Cole's surprise new freestyle, "Album of the Year," tops our chart in its first week out. By Patrick Lyons August 13, 2018
Original Content What Lil Uzi Vert’s "Sanguine Paradise" & "That’s A Rack" Tell Us About "Eternal Atake" We analyze the two new singles from Lil Uzi Vert to hypothesize on what "Eternal Atake" holds. By Taylor Rubright April 10, 2019