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Music DJ Akademiks Suspects UMG Is Allegedly Suppressing Drake’s Song “Nokia” Recently, DJ Akademiks theorized that if Drake's song "Nokia" drops out of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, UMG is suppressing it. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Receive Promising Second-Week Sales Projections For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" already achieved healthy numbers week one, but the things are still looking positive for Drake and PND next week too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Sports Cam'ron Snaps On Chad Ochocinco For Working With Shannon Sharpe Over Him Cam'ron is furious with Chad Ochocinco and explained exactly why during the latest episode of his talk show. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Birdman Needs B.G. To Wake Him Up After Falling Asleep In The Middle Of A Performance Birdman appeared to dose off on stage during the latest performance on Lil Wayne and the Hot Boy's ongoing tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Continues To Torture Fans With Another Seemingly Pointless Billboard Playboi Carti has been promoting "I Am Music" for over a year now and he has yet to deliver a new album to his fans. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Accidentally Captures Prison Riot During Recording Session The rapper was caught in the middle. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Wrestling Dwayne Johnson Puts WWE Spin On Lil Wayne Classic During Smackdown He's been a fan for decades. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music Drake Reminds Fans He's Not Like Us With Latest Photo Dump From The "Anita Max Win Tour" Drake is reminding fans that he's in a league of his own with his latest post on Instagram from his Anita Max Win Tour. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Roberta Flack, R&B Legend Behind "Killing Me Softly," Passes Away At 88 The tragic news of R&B icon Roberta Flack's passing was confirmed by her publicist in a statement on Monday morning. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Walks Out Court With Ray-Bans On Right Into The Brand's First-Ever Creative Director Position A$AP Rocky joins the Ray-Bans empire. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Achieve New Streaming Milestone For "luther" On Road To No. 1 Following their Super Bowl halftime show, SZA and Kendrick Lamar fans are enjoying "luther" even more on streaming services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025