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Music Drake Honours Late Friend Anthony "Fif" Soares With New Cover Art Drake paid tribute to his late friend, Anthony "Fif" Soares, who was murdered in 2017, by including his photo on the back of his new mixtape, "Dark Lane Demo Tapes." By Lynn S. May 01, 2020
Music YG Reveals Lil Wayne Feature On New Album, Cites Tupac As Album's Influence YG draws parallels to Tupac Shakur's life, claiming that he had a major influence on his new album "MY LIFE 4HUNNID". By Alex Zidel September 23, 2020
Music Babyface Ray & Moneybagg Yo Drop A Party Anthem With "If You Know You Know" Babyface Ray keeps the party anthems rolling into 2021 with help from Moneybagg Yo on their collaborative new banger "If You Know You Know." By Keenan Higgins January 30, 2021
Music The Weeknd Teases New Album "Ready To Go" Before Quarantine Ends The singer gave an extensive interview to Rolling Stone where he discussed how his love of cinema influences his music. By Dre D. September 18, 2020
Music Drake's Album Is 90 Percent Done Drake's upcoming album is nearly complete, though we'll have to wait a little longer for that final stretch. By Mitch Findlay July 29, 2020
Music Universal Music To Create Task Force For "Inclusion & Social Justice” Universal Music Group is creating a task force to “accelerate our efforts in areas such as inclusion and social justice." By Cole Blake May 31, 2020
Music Russ & Childish Major Subtly Beef, Guapdad 4000 & Boi-1da Join The Fun The Russ Hate Train does not stop. By Rose Lilah March 26, 2020
Music Roddy Ricch Addresses Youngboy Never Broke Again's Album Cover Roddy Ricch weighed in after fans accused YoungBoy Never Broke Again of copying his album cover for "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial." By Mitch Findlay August 21, 2020
Music Kid Cudi To Launch Podcast: "All Love No Sh*t Talkin" Kid Cudi asked his fans if he should launch a podcast, and after receiving a barrage of affirmations, it looks like the rapper will start one up soon. By Erika Marie June 25, 2020
Politics Killer Mike And Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Address Backlash Killer Mike responds to the criticism about his meeting with Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday. By Dre D. September 11, 2020
Music YG's 4Hunnid Label Announces Joint Venture With Epic Records YG's 4Hunnid label announces partnership with Epic Records. By Kevin Goddard March 01, 2020
Original Content Dr. Dre's "Detox" & Other Mythical Albums Like Dr. Dre's "Detox," these are albums that will never be. By Robert Blair February 28, 2020