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Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Scolds Charlamagne Tha God For Coverage Of Drake Lawsuits DJ Akademiks recently had a three-hour sit-down conversation with Charlamagne Tha God about their media conflict, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Rakim Is Taking The "Lid Off Hip Hop" With Sprite For The Culture's 50th Exclusive Interview: Hip Hop icon and legendary lyricist Rakim is celebrating 50 years of the culture & kicking off Black Music Month in style. By Erika Marie June 01, 2023
Original Content 10 Biggest Bad Boy Records Artists of All Time Here's a look at some of the biggest artists in Bad Boy Record's illustrious history. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Music Memphis Bleek Declares He Wouldn't Sell His Catalog For $100 Million Apparently, a phone call from Jay-Z convinced Memphis Bleek that he should keep his music catalog despite lucrative offers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music JAŸ-Z's Setlist for "Extra Innings" Yankee Stadium Show JAŸ-Z was performing at Yankee Stadium last night, and the "Extra Innings" show had some truly phenomenal guest appearances. By Alexander Cole July 13, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea Defended By Porn Company Who Says They've Reached Out To Help Her A rep for xHamster says they may be a porn site, but they don't believe in violating anyone's rights. By Erika Marie May 29, 2019
Music NBA YoungBoy Has Alleged Footage Of Him Surface Following Transfer To Federal Alabama Prison YB is in a new "home" and potentially not for long. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2025
Music 11 Rap Songs That Are RIAA Certified Diamond These incredible rap songs have over 10 million units sold. By Demi Phillips June 05, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Cam'ron Beat Jay-Z In 2000s Rap Battle Ak has another unpopular rap take. By Elias Andrews May 22, 2024
Music An Entire Kanye West Album Just Leaked Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025