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Music Judge In UMG Lawsuit Rules Drake Can See Kendrick Lamar's Contract, But There's A Twist Drake launched a massive wave of discovery requests earlier this month and one of them included seeing Kendrick Lamar's contract. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Drake & Adin Ross Will Cover Funeral Costs Of French Streamer Who Died During Marathon Livestream The move comes as Drake continues to prepare for the release of his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Posts Sweet Message & Throwback Photos For Fat Joe's 55th Birthday DJ Khaled and Fat Joe go back nearly three decades and have worked with one another since the mid 2000s, so it was nice to see this post. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Offset Builds Hype For New Album “Kiari” With Electric Boiler Room Listening Event Offset is currently preparing to unleash his third studio album, "Kiari," which is slated for release on August 22. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Woman Accused Of Setting Up Foolio's Murder Will Go To Trial Authorities accused Alicia Andrews of trailing Foolio's location and setting up his murder last June in South Florida. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle Will Get Los Angeles Metro Station Named After Him Los Angeles Metro will also issue two limited edition TAP cards featuring Nipsey Hussle to commemorate his legacy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Announce Release Date For Collab Album "Abi & Alan" The Alchemist and Erykah Badu's collaboration has drawn some controversy, but fans are still very excited for what they have in store. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Kanye West's Tumultuous Recent Years Detailed In Trailer For New Documentary "In Whose Name?" The upcoming Kanye West documentary, "In Whose Name?," will be coming to theaters on September 19th, 2025. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Rod Wave’s Legal Battle Over $27 Million Tour Problems Escalates Earlier this year, Rod Wave's former concert promoter Grizzly Touring LLC hit him with a massive $27 million lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Royce Da 5’9” Breaks His Silence On Battle With Rare Health Condition During a recent interview with "Rolling Stone," Royce Da 5'9" opened up about his ongoing health struggles. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Predicts A Sweeping Federal Investigation Will Occur Following Spotify Bot Lawsuit Spotify is currently facing a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly allowing artists to benefit from "billions" of botted streams. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025