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Music Drake's Three New Albums Completely Crashed Spotify Drake dropped not one, not two, but three albums last night, and Spotify was having a tough time keeping up with the demand. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music French Montana & Max B Tease Kanye West Collab On New Album French Montana has worked with Kanye West in recent years, and it looks like they will get their own song with Max B very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Confirmed By Authorities The 25 year old rapper died in February, and authorities have given more details regarding the young artist's passing. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finally Gets His OVO Chain From Drake DJ Akademiks has always been a huge Drake supporter, and that support paid off with some OVO hardware from the man himself. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Joe Budden Podcast's Ice Responds To Kendrick Lamar's Hitta J3's Rant About Him JBP's Ice does something about Hitta J3's rant. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 12, 2025
Music Drake Posts HotNewHipHop Users' Old "Take Care" Critiques After New Albums Drake's "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR" are getting love and hate right now, but he's been used to that since before "Take Care." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music AllStar JR Exposes Fiery DMs With NBA Ben10 After Houston Shooting NBA Ben10 is still recovering after being shot multiple times after an alleged altercation at a Houston restaurant earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music 50 Cent's"Get The Strap" Was "Too Cool For TV": Networks Wanted To Censor The Vision The rapper made no compromises. By Zaynab September 02, 2018
Music Wack 100 Alleges Drake Kissing Teenage Fan Led To Kendrick Lamar’s Predator Accusations Wack 100 recently weighed in on Drake's petition against UMG. By Caroline Fisher December 12, 2024
Music New Kendrick Lamar Music Is On The Way During a live stream on Wednesday night, DJ Akademiks made the claim that Kendrick Lamar is dropping very soon. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Max B Places Himself Behind Biggie, Jay-Z, & Nas In Top NY Rap Debate Rapper Max B stirred the pot when he placed himself among New York Rap greats while dissing Big Daddy Kane. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Music Akademiks Details Meeting Drake For The First Time In Toronto Drake apparently sent a private jet for DJ Akademiks to visit Toronto and made sure he received the 6 God treatment. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026