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Music Lil Tjay Says YNW Melly Is One Of His Closest Rapper Friends: "My Other Twin" Melly has been behind bars since 2019 facing a serious murder trial, and Lil Tjay has supported him throughout the ordeal. By Erika Marie May 29, 2026
Music Which Drake Song Is Challenging Ella Langley For Number One On The Billboard Hot 100? Drake is looking to get yet another number one hit under his belt, although Ella Langley is going to be right there with him. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Shown Love At Birthday Bash ATL 2026 Amid Pooh Shiesty Case Gucci Mane has been criticized for his alleged handling of the Pooh Shiesty situation, although this weekend, the artist received support. By Alexander Cole May 25, 2026
Music Meek Mill Calls Ne-Yo's Polyamorous Life "Crazy" & "Don't Approve" After Singer Seen Kissing Partners Meek Mill speaks on Ne-Yo's new lifestyle. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Pay Up!": Drake Gifts $20K To Fans Despite Beating Them In A Game Drake is such a generous soul on tour that even fans who lose their challenges still get a huge bag out of his concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music AZ Chike Appears To Fire Back At Joey Badass On Behalf Of Kendrick Lamar On New Song AZ Chike recently dropped off his new "Whatx2" music video, which has led to speculation that he dissed Joey Bada$$. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Plans New Prison Album To Compete With Drake And The Weeknd Tory wants to make sure he's still in the conversation. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
Music Drake Goes Diamond-Eligible With "Views" Despite Spotify & UMG Conspiracies Drake's 2016 album "Views" is one of his most commercially successful and now, it is eligible for one of the highest sales honors imaginable. By Alexander Cole February 18, 2025
Original Content Drake Vs. His Rivals—And The Women Who Get Caught In The Middle When Drake beefs with a foe, uninvolved women often find their names being mentioned by the 6 God. Is it a tired tactic? By Erika Marie February 19, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Treat New York City Restaurant Patrons To Free Meal Amid Album Success Drake and PartyNextDoor were feeling generous yesterday. By Caroline Fisher February 15, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Baselessly Speculates That Kendrick Lamar Shot Drake's House Up This is a relatively grounded but nonetheless ridiculous claim considering Orlando Brown's track record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025
Music Drake Breaks This Kendrick Lamar Record In 2025 Following New Album "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Drake just opened his mouth, someone go hand him a streaming milestone right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025