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Music Kia Shine Reveals How He Co-Wrote Drake's "Best I Ever Had" The comments from Kia Shine are circulating amid Drake's feud with Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake June 26, 2024
Music Melyssa Ford Was "Humiliated" By The Game's Lyrics About Her She said she fell into a depression and "self-medicated with alcohol." By Erika Marie December 20, 2019
Music Sexyy Red Allegedly Exposes Athletes & Other Rappers By Leaking Explicit DMs Sexyy Red has been turning up the social media antics in promotion of her new hit single, "Hoochie Coochie." By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Original Content Why Hasn't Nicki Minaj Received A Grammy? Nicki Minaj is one of the most influential artists of all-time. However, despite being nominated, she has never won a Grammy. Find out why. By Barnell Anderson April 25, 2023
Music DaBaby Reflects On The Deaths Of His Father & Brother It as been a rough past few years emotionally for Baby. By Thomas Galindo December 01, 2021
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes The First Song In Spotify History To Crack 5 Billion Streams The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" has become the first song to reach 5 billion Spotify streams, extending its lead for the most streamed song. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Drake Explains Why He Hates The Term "Tricking" Drake has been accused in the past of being a "trick," although he recently explained why he absolutely despises the term. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Quentin Miller: The Pen Behind Hip-Hop Hits Quentin Miller is just as effective on the main stage as he is behind the curtains. The songwriting genius is responsible for some classics. By Demi Phillips August 15, 2023
Music 11 Rappers From Queens That Helped Define Hip Hop Rappers from Queens have cemented their legacies in the rap game over the years. We're taking a look at a few of the city's biggest stars. By Paul Barnes August 16, 2023
Music Unreleased Eminem Songs Dating Back To 2005 Leak Online At least 14 unofficial songs have surfaced. By Cole Blake January 13, 2025
Music Yeat Crashed His Car Into A House While Listening To Drake Yeat ended up going on to collaborate with Drake on his album, "For All The Dogs," with the track, "IDGAF," in 2023. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Roc Nation Teases Big Announcement On September 1 JAŸ-Z is having a huge year, and it might be getting bigger as Roc Nation recently revealed that something is coming tomorrow. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026