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Music Drake Continues To Dominate Spotify With New Hip-Hop Streaming Milestone Although Drake hasn't dropped his new album "ICEMAN" yet, it's clear that his music will get gargantuan play even if it doesn't come out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music Questlove Appreciates Kendrick Lamar's Homage To Their Classic On "Squabble Up" The Roots is a eight man group that broke into hip-hop in 1996 with their debut album "Illadelph Halflife." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Celebrates Massive Earnings From “Little Miss Drama” Tour Cardi B embarked on the tour in promotion of her sophomore studio album, "Am I The Drama?," back in February. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Seeks Bond Modification To Return To Thriving Rap Career Ahead Of Upcoming Trial Yella Beezy is one of the leading artists in Texas hip hop with chart-topping singles “That’s On Me” and “Restroom Occupied.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Music DJ Hed Premieres New Clipse Song "So Be It" And It's A Banger Clipse are about three weeks away from dropping their first album as a duo since December 2009 and every teaser we've gotten has been gas. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Announces Nine-City Tour With The Alchemist Ahead Of Joint Album Ahead of the release of their joint album, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist will premiere the project while on tour. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Pusha T Proclaims That New Clipse Album Will Be A "Groundbreaking" Experience Pusha T spoke about the new Clipse album "Let God Sort Em Out" during a GQ interview about selling his clothing grails. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Wants To Focus All His Energy On Supporting Drake's UMG Lawsuit During a recent rant on Sneako's livestream, Kanye West praised Drake's "red pill" move and used it as fuel for his legal pursuit of his kids. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music J. Cole Picks Up A Shift At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger J. Cole has been traveling across the country meeting fans and selling CDs of "The Fall-Off" for his Trunk Sale Tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Fans At SZA’s Not Beauty Pop-Up Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently brought their "Grand National" tour to the songstress' hometown of East Rutherford, New Jersey. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Cardi B To Fight $50M Lawsuit Over Alleged Copyright Infringement In Court Producers Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar accuse Cardi B of using the instrumental from their song “Greasy Frybread” without permission. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Shuts Down When Asked About Kanye West's SoFi Show Erykah Badu was one of many celebrities to see Kanye West at SoFi Stadium last week, but she's not interested in any discussions around him. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026