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Music Drake Allowed To Seek Access To Kendrick Lamar's Record Deal In UMG Lawsuit Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation and the case centers around Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweets Result In New Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has posted several offensive tweets about Adolf Hitler, Nazis, and more over the past few weeks. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Says He's "Not Done" As Historic Rap Streaming Week Sets Up No. 1 "MUSIC" Debut Playboi Carti's 30-track behemoth is still causing debate among satisfied fans struggling to pick a favorite off of the new album "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Politics YG Advocates Against Police Brutality In Lengthy Skit During Rolling Loud Los Angeles Performance YG didn't stop the theatrics there, as his Rolling Loud Los Angeles performance also included a Donald Trump impersonator. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Exciting Updates On Drake, Lil Durk & NBA YoungBoy Both Lil Durk and NBA YoungBoy are currently dealing with legal issues, while Drake just released "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" with PartyNextDoor. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025
Music Offset Reportedly Maced After Allegedly Punching Security Guard At Dispensary A security guard is reportedly believed to have pressed charges against Offset after being hospitalized over the rapper's dispensary visit. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claims DJ Akademiks Wanted To Commit Self-Harm After Grooming Scandal This is a very serious matter for Wack to bring up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Slams Drake & PartyNextDoor For Allegedly Copying His Album Imagery Drake and PartyNextDoor are dropping "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" on Friday. By Cole Blake February 13, 2025
Music "Say Drake," Radio Personality Ebro Darden Calls The Rap Star "A Sickness In The Game" Ebro blames Drake for today's rap music issues. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Achieves Highest Peak Of Monthly Listeners On Spotify For A Rapper Following Super Bowl Performance Lamar snatches the crown. By Zachary Horvath February 11, 2025
Music Mal Goes Off On Kendrick Lamar With Harsh Super Bowl Halftime Show Critique Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show may be the most polarizing yet. By Cole Blake February 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits to Hitting Women In Bizarre Rant About Drake & Kendrick Lamar Ye's latest tweet is the most bizarre of all. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 09, 2025