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Music Hip Hop Hiatus: Artists Who (Temporarily) Stepped Back From Successful Careers The industry can be both challenging and demanding, forcing some of our favorite artists to retreat from the spotlight. By Erika Marie August 12, 2024
Music Kanye West Explains How Drake And JAY-Z Are "The Greatest Ever" In Different Ways Kanye West compared the greatness of the two artists. By Cole Blake August 07, 2024
Music Wack 100 Recalls Snoop Dogg Fight & Other Death Row Stories From His Time There The music executive spoke to VladTV about his days with the legendary label, and how they got him interested in the music business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 11, 2023
Music Drake And French Montana Reunite And Win $12 Million During Kick Stream Things had reportedly been a little tense between Drake and French Montana when Rick Ross accused the former of cease and desisting a song. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Unveils The Star-Studded Tracklist For "I AM MUSIC" Playboi Carti has been teasing fans with "I AM MUSIC" and although it has yet to drop, we at least some information to work with. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2025
Music Voletta Wallace Laid To Rest At Same Funeral Home As Son Notorious B.I.G. Voletta Wallace was a beloved figure in the music industry and her funeral was attended by some of the biggest names in 90s hip hop. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Drake's Sound 42 Reaches An Unceremonious End On SiriusXM The end of Drake's SiriusXM station comes after he recently teased getting to work on a new project on Instagram. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Debates Verzuz Matchup Between Drake & Jay-Z: Who Would Win? Who are you backing? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Relationships Young MA Rekindles With The Ex Who Leaked Her Health Issues Young MA's ex-girlfriend previously posted a video of her dealing with serious health issues in the hospital. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Sex Worker Sues Diddy & Hotels For Alleged Exploitation & Sexual Battery Michael Ejiawoko accused various hotels of facilitating Diddy's allegedly coercive encounters and failing to disclose important information. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott Shows Love To Justin Bieber's "SWAG" After Sales Showdown In contrast to La Flame and the new Clipse album, Travis Scott and Justin Bieber's chart debuts did not have any contextual beef behind them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025