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J. Cole has been sharing candid moments from his career through his new audio series “Inevitable,” alongside longtime manager and Dreamville co-founder Ibrahim Hamad. Hamad recounted on a recent episode, an intriguing moment from 2011 when JAY-Z suggested that Drake should give J. Cole a hit record. That’s a wild idea but Drake was hot […]

50 Cent is adding to him media portfolio with the launch of the 50 Cent Action Channel, a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channel debuting exclusively on Roku. If you don’t know FAST channels are the new thing and in the streaming wars, more options that do not involve subscription fees are becoming more popular. As […]

Kanye West is under fire after more than ten producers from his albums Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 claim they have not been paid. According to a report from Billboard, several music attorneys are collaborating to seek compensation for their clients, who contributed to these projects but have yet to receive their agreed fees or royalties. Released in February, Vultures, a […]

GloRilla is ending 2024 on a high note. Let’s give this amazing lady her flowers, ya’ll. The Memphis rap sensation has been named Billboard’s Top Female Rapper of 2024, and she couldn’t be more thrilled. At just 25 years old, GloRilla has celebrated major wins this year, and this latest honor cements her place as […]

Deux Moi posted a blind item that suggested a popular TikTok influencer broke up Sabrina Carpenter and Irish actor Barry Keoghan [pr: KEE-oh-gan]. The next day, Breckie Hill with over 4 million TikTok followers reposted the rumors. One of the posts said (quote) “Trouble in paradise, it has been confirmed Barry cheated on Sabrina with TikTok Influencer @Breckie Hill.” Then Breckie left a breadcrumb trail of […]

JAY-Z knows how to avoid a business disaster. The rapper and mogul was once affiliated with Monogram but stepped away from the partnership when he noticed the company was hemorrhaging cash. According to TMZ, Hov stepped away from the brand years ago, which proved a decent decision, seeing they have blown through $575 million in cash. […]

Zero effs given is the theme Drake is seemingly making clear about Kendricks recently released album, GNX. The 6 God took a jab at the chart topping project by K Dot, during a livestream on Los Pollos TV—a platform known for its support of Drake. The Toronto rapper entered the comments, poking fun at a […]

It’s official — Beyonce is the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century. At least according to Billboard. After the mag named Taylor Swift number-two last week, there wasn’t much suspense. Its editors write, “The greatness of Beyonce as a pop star is both immediately obvious on its surface and worthy of extensive exploration in its vastness… Few artists this period […]

It’s all coming together for Kendrick Lamar. His GNX is the number-one album on the Billboard 200. Despite the kinda-surprise release, GNX earned 319,000 equivalent album units in its first week out. That’s more than double than the number-two album, the soundtrack to Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Even though it didn’t drop until close to noon on Friday, November 22nd, streaming of GNX also […]

Drake claimed that Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) schemed to “artificially inflate” the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us.” The “scheme” included paying social media influencers to pump up “Not Like Us” and inducing Spotify with reduced licensing rates to recommend Kendrick’s track. Bots streaming the song supposedly played a role. The result, […]