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Music Metro Boomin Refutes Claim That "Like That" Only Hit #1 Because Of Drake, Reveals His Phone Was Hacked By Toronto Number Shortly Before Album Release Fan speculation about where the rapper and producer stand has run rampant. By Lavender Alexandria April 02, 2024
Music How Did J Cole's 2023 Dreamville Festival Boost North Carolina’s Economy? 2023 Economic Impact Report reveals J Cole's Dreamville Festival's remarkable $145.9 million contribution to the local economy in Raleigh, NC. By Axl Banks April 02, 2024
Music UMG Reportedly Files Motion To Dismiss Drake Defamation Lawsuit Over "Not Like Us" Drake isn't letting his legal battle slow his other efforts down, as he recently seemed to tease a new music video for "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Xzibit Explains Why Kendrick Lamar Calling Drake A Pedophile Is Fair Game In A Rap Battle Kendrick Lamar's accusations against Drake on tracks like "Not Like Us" led to Drizzy's defamation lawsuit against UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music R Kelly Gives Rare Performance On Podcast Via Prison Call R Kelly is currently serving time behind bars for alleged racketeering, sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Music Police Arrest One Of Two Suspects In G$ Lil Ronnie Murder Case In Texas Forrest Hills Police Chief David Hernandez characterized the two men suspected of shooting G$ Lil Ronnie as cowards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fuels Gio Ramos Dating Rumors With $60K Luxury Gift Amid demands for his eagerly anticipated album "I AM MUSIC," it looks like Playboi Carti could be focused on something else entirely. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Music Boi-1da Gets Clowned After Asking Kendrick Lamar Fans What They Listen To For A "Vibe" Boi-1da took to X to ask Kendrick Lamar fans (and those who hate Drake) what they listen to when they want to "have a vibe." By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music The Weeknd Eyes $1 Billion Catalog Deal The Weeknd is currently his "After Hours Til Dawn" tour, and has recently hit cities like Atlanta, Miami, Denver, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Judge In UMG Lawsuit Rules Drake Can See Kendrick Lamar's Contract, But There's A Twist Drake launched a massive wave of discovery requests earlier this month and one of them included seeing Kendrick Lamar's contract. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Akbar V Is "Hype" At The Idea Of A Kendrick Lamar & Lil Wayne Beef Akbar V wants new music from Lil Wayne. By Cole Blake November 24, 2024
Music Juice WRLD's Final Album Unveiled In New "The Party Never Ends" Trailer This will be a cathartic moment for fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2024