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Music Kendrick Lamar Dethrones Drake Once Again With Impressive Spotify Feat Recently, it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar pulled off yet another boastworthy streaming feat, surpassing Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Agrees With Charleston White’s Take On His Feud With Big Meech Recently, 50 Cent took to Instagram to promote his new show by referencing Charleston White's remarks about his beef with Big Meech. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Seven-Plaintiff Lawsuit Accusing Him Of Assaulting Minor At Biggie Smalls Video Shoot Other plaintiffs in this new Diddy lawsuit allege various instances of sexual assault ranging from 1994 to 2014. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Hops In Tequila Game With Yachty Water Seltzer Lil Yachty joins other rappers in the lucrative tequila game with the announcement of his new Yachty Water seltzer. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Debunks Fans Rumors Of Drake's Anita Max Win Tour Postponement Over Low Ticket Sales DJ Akademiks continues to defend Drake after rumors swirled that the rap star suddenly cancelled his Australian tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Beat It: Drake Becomes First Artist To Surpass 110 Billion Streams In Spotify History Drake continues to prove why he is the biggest act in music as he surpassed 110 billion streams on Spotify. The first ever to do it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Incredible Spotify Record Recently, Kendrick Lamar managed to break another impressive streaming record on Spotify ahead of his tour with SZA. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Jim Jones Calls Out Swizz Beatz For Allegedly Backdooring Him During his recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Jim Jones looked back on Dipset's famous Verzuz battle against The Lox. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Meek Mill Recalls LeBron James' Artistic Advice Amid Praise For New Fridayy Collab "Proud Of Me" LeBron James' wise words from years ago seem to have inspired Meek Mill's emotionally potent verse on this new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Prison Expert Shares Chilling Theory About Diddy’s Reported Weight Loss In Prison A reporter recently saw Diddy in court, and said he looked "astonishingly thinner" than he did before his arrest. By Caroline Fisher December 20, 2024
Music Spotify Finally Addresses Drake's Accusations It's about time... By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2024