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Music Drake Signs New Artist Pimmie To OVO Sound Pimmie previously appeared on Drake’s album $$$4U. By Tallie Spencer January 30, 2026
Music Drake Eclipses One Billion Spotify Streams 20 Days Into 2026 Given that its Drake, this doesn't feel all that special. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a huge deal and speaks to his dominance. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Off On Young Thug And Threatens To Fight Offset Finesse2Tymes took issue with Young Thug and Gunna's relationship, while threatening to fight Offset in two videos online. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music Diddy's Ex Lawyer Mark Geragos Believes In "Potential" Early Release Contrary to what prosecutors are trying to maintain, Mark Geragos believes Diddy has a strong case to secure immediate release in his appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Proclaims "F**k The Streets" In Response To 21 Savage Amid Young Thug, 21 Savage, and other Atlanta rappers squashing beef, fans are still wondering if Gunna and others are part of the plan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Drake Tells Ebro To "Die Slower" In Leaked DMs Drake decided not to take the high road recently as "Ebro In The Morning" was taken off the air over at Hot 97. By Alexander Cole December 15, 2025
Music HOT 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Is Officially Over Ebro hinted that things weren't looking good for his morning show in September and blamed ownership for creating rifts between hosts. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Kanye West And Kodak Black Song Leaks Ahead Of "BULLY" Kanye West is supposedly releasing "BULLY" once and for all this Friday, November 7, despite a past of numerous delays. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Playboi Carti "MUSIC" Full Credits: Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin, Lil Uzi Vert & More It's finally here. By Aron A. March 14, 2025
Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start? By Devin Morton July 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Cracks Top 5 Of Billboard's Top Summer Songs Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" has been dominant all year long, breaking Billboard records in the process. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025