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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026 Music Drake is a featured guest on Karol G's new album "No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto," diving into his Spanish bag once again.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026 Music Over the weekend in Brooklyn, 18-year-old drill artist BOE Quahh, legal name Quahmir Cruz, was shot and killed.
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Alexander Cole May 13, 2026 Music Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" in 11 days from now, and his Spotify numbers continue to dazzle even his biggest haters.
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Alexander Cole May 04, 2026 Music North West just released her debut EP amid her father Kanye's attempts to book more overseas shows and make up for his canceled ones.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026 Music North West has been putting out gritty new music and donning eye-catching fashion, but she doesn't think that impedes on her religious views.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026 Music Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026 Music Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026 Music Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result.
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Cole Blake April 21, 2026 Music Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete."
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Cole Blake February 04, 2026 Music Lil Wayne didn't receive any nominations for his fourteenth solo studio album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped last June.
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Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes After Rick Ross For Allegedly Lying About His $100M House Rick Ross and 50 Cent are not leaving each other alone anytime soon, and they're still fighting over album sales and financial success.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake & Karol G Have Fans Celebrating Their New Collab "Ahí" Drake is a featured guest on Karol G's new album "No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto," diving into his Spanish bag once again.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music 18-Year-Old Brooklyn Artist BOE Quahh Shot And Killed On Mother's Day Over the weekend in Brooklyn, 18-year-old drill artist BOE Quahh, legal name Quahmir Cruz, was shot and killed.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake's Spotify Dominance Reaches New Heights Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" in 11 days from now, and his Spotify numbers continue to dazzle even his biggest haters.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kanye West Attends Daughter North's Pop-Up Amid Concert Controversies North West just released her debut EP amid her father Kanye's attempts to book more overseas shows and make up for his canceled ones.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music North West Affirms Her Love For Jesus Despite Her "Dark" Aesthetic North West has been putting out gritty new music and donning eye-catching fashion, but she doesn't think that impedes on her religious views.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music DJ Akademiks Says Kendrick Lamar Left Hip-Hop Directionless After Drake Beef DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Vince Staples Depicts Mass Shooting In "Blackberry Marmalade" Music Video Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result.
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Cole Blake 
Music Jimmy Iovine Says Drake & Kendrick Lamar Benefit The Most From The Streaming Model Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete."
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Cole Blake 
Music Lil Wayne Complains About Yet Another Grammys Snub Lil Wayne didn't receive any nominations for his fourteenth solo studio album, "Tha Carter VI," which he dropped last June.
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Cole Blake