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Music North Carolina Officials Reveal Dreamville Fest Will Come Back Under A New Banner Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David also assured fans that J. Cole and the team will be a big part of this evolution of Dreamville Fest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music OVO Affiliate Preme Claims Kendrick Lamar Couldn't Take Drake Down Amid "NOKIA" Success Preme noticed Drake's "NOKIA" topped Apple Music's Top 100 Global chart, surpassing Kendrick Lamar hits like "luther." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Politics NORE Heartily Endorses Eric Adams As New York City Mayor For His Nightclub Plans NORE caught a clip of Eric Adams' recent sit-down conversation with Andrew Schulz about a wide array of topics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Ken Carson Confirms Release Date For New Album "More Chaos" Kai Cenat had previously drummed up excitement for Ken Carson's upcoming "A Great Chaos" follow-up album during a livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Warns ASAP Rocky That Playboi Carti Could Treat Him The Same Way He Did Ye Kanye West blasted Playboi Carti for leaving him off "MUSIC" and reaching out to Kim Kardashian, drawing parallels to ASAP Rocky and Rihanna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims Drake Brutally Turned Down "Bully" Intro But Hopes They Make An Album Kanye West's last collaboration with Drake in any capacity was their "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Travis Scott Says He's Got Some "Wild" Music Coming Amid "JACKBOYS 2" Hype Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack crew are fairly close to giving us "JACKBOYS 2" and it sounds like it's going to be worth the wait. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025
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
TV “South Park” References Diddy’s Explosive Legal Battle In New Season 27 Trailer Diddy is currently facing charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Debunks Kanye West's Implication About Jay-Z Owning His Catalog Kanye West has been going after Jay-Z on social media as well as in his recent interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music UMG's Newest Partnership Sparks Major Suspicion From Drake Fans Drake is currently taking legal action against Universal Music Group over the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025