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Music Beat It: Drake Becomes First Artist To Surpass 110 Billion Streams In Spotify History Drake continues to prove why he is the biggest act in music as he surpassed 110 billion streams on Spotify. The first ever to do it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Receive Promising Second-Week Sales Projections For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" already achieved healthy numbers week one, but the things are still looking positive for Drake and PND next week too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Drew A Star-Studded List Of Celebs On Night 1 Of L.A. SoFi Stadium Shows Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour stop in L.A. hosted Big Boy, LeBron James, Winnie Harlow, YG, Gunna, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music LGP Qua Shot & Killed In Philadelphia: What We Know So Far LGP Qua passed away on Mother's Day after a reported attempted robbery. By Aron A. May 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Killed" Hip-Hop & Drake Beef Froze The Industry DJ Akademiks has shown unwavering support to Drake in the Kendrick Lamar beef. Big Ak claims "Family Matters" is the best diss song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Kodak Black Pops Off On People Calling Him An Addict Yak's been under a lot of recent scrutiny. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025
Music Drake Praised By Kanye West After Addressing Kendrick Lamar Feud On New Album It looks like Ye spent his Valentine's Day bumping "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher February 15, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Smash Apple Music Record With New Album “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” Things are looking up for Drizzy. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Finally Reveals Why He Battled Drake Kendrick Lamar says he felt like hip-hop was loosing it's grit. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025
Music Big Meech Returns Fire Against 50 Cent Amid Beef Over "Rat" Accusations Big Meech labeled 50 Cent an "internet gangster." By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Drake Catches Hilarious Stray From John Lennon's Son After Kendrick Lamar Dominates The GRAMMYs With "Not Like Us" Well... that was unexpected. By Zachary Horvath February 03, 2025