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Music Drake Breaks Wild "Hot 100" Record As "Nokia" & "Gimme A Hug" Make Their Grand Debut On The Chart The success of Drake and PartyNextDoor's songs weren't enough to bring Kendrick Lamar down from the top spot, however. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Young Money Forever: Drake Shouts Out Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj During "Anita Max Win" Tour As much as haters may try to divide Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne with gossip and rumors, Young Money stands tall against all opposition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Calls Boosie Badazz To Squash Longstanding Beef Two of Baton Rouge's finest, Boosie Badazz and NBA YoungBoy, are reportedly back on good terms thanks to the latter stepping up to the plate. By Zachary Horvath April 25, 2025
Music Lil Durk’s Father Opens Up About Helping His Son Fight Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks has dealt with legal issues of his own, which is why he knows exactly what his son is going through. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Tay-K's Sister Claims That He Was Severely Beaten While Being Tied To An Ironing Board Prior to Tay-K's life sentence, his older sister did her best to try and lessen the blow by recounting their saddening childhood. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Music Drake Confronts Kendrick Lamar Feud & Other Rap Beef On New Album With PartyNextDoor "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" has arrived. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025
Music Travis Scott Seemingly Unfollows Kanye West After Shocking Twitter Rant These two are family. By Elias Andrews February 07, 2025
Music Kanye West & Justin Laboy Can't Stop Laughing In Preview Of Upcoming Interview Kanye West's interview with Justin Laboy is dropping next weekend. By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky & Rihanna Enjoy Night Out In L.A. Amid Assault Trial ASAP Rocky and Rihanna stepped out for dinner. By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Summer Walker Is Ready To "Spend It" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update boasts new releases from Summer Walker, Mariah the Scientist, and Jorja Smith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Bishop Brigante Passes Away As Drake, Royce Da 5'9, & Many More Share Tributes Bishop Brigante released several popular singles over the years and even enjoyed a small acting career as well. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Future Join Kendrick Lamar & Drake In Surpassing Staggering 2025 Spotify Milestone The year-old Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle may still be holding onto relevance, but don't scoff at Future and Travis Scott's hit-making. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025