Republic Records is banning the term “urban” from its company language, doing away with the term for hip-hop and R&B, which many consider an antiquated generalization that marginalizes and confines music by black artists. The label, which is home to…
The Weeknd & Drake Donate Hundreds Of Thousands To Help Aid The ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement
The Weeknd and Drake are the latest artists to show their solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, by helping black families reunite through the National Bail Out Fund. The Canadian artists’ donations come after being challenged by singer/songwriter Mustafa…
Summer Walker Covers Drake’s “Summers Over Interlude” On Finsta Account
In more recent news, Summer Walker went on her finsta (which stands for fake Instagram), @galactawhore, to post a snippet of herself singing Drake‘s “Summers Over Interlude.” The video shows Summer Walker accompanied by a guitar and singing in a stripped-down register.…
Drake Grooves Around Mansion In New “Toosie Slide” Video
In light of our new self-isolating era, Drake finally gives us an inside look at his tastefully over-the-top mansion in his first music video to emerge since the rise of our global pandemic. “Toosie Slide”, which was leaked prior to…
Lil Yachty Announces ‘Lil Boat 3’
Following the release of his humorous visual for “Oprah’s Bank Account,” which features DaBaby and Drake, Lil Yachty announced that he’d be dropping a predecessor to Lil Boat and Lil Boat 2. In his previous work, listeners heard Yachty (or as Drake puts it, “yah-tchee”) let the phrase “Lil…
Matt Ox Says He Turned Down Drake’s $150,000 Offer To Buy His Song
During a recent interview with No Jumper, Matt Ox unveiled to Adam22 that Drake was interested in buying his song “Messages.” But, the “Pull Up” rapper declined, even when there was money on the line. “Drake tried to buy my song first,” Ox recalls.…
Swae Lee Shares Release Date For “Someone Says”
Somewhere among Travis Scott rapping “Who put this sh*t together? I’m the glue” in auto-tune, Swae Lee faintly sings with repetition, “Someone said.” These very phrases are found in “Sicko Mode,” a song that was constructed by ASTROWORLD extraordinaire, Travis Scott…
DaBaby And Lil Baby Remix Future And Drake’s “Life Is Good”
Given that Drake and Future’s “Life Is Good” recently spiked at No. 2 on The Billboards Hot 100, emerging artists Lil Baby and DaBaby have decided to link up on a “Life Is Good” remix. Down the timeline, DaBaby and…
Drake Drops $1 Million On 100-Carat Diamond Heart Chain
This morning, TMZ reports that OVO mogul, Drake dropped serious racks on bling. The shiny piece deems as a diamond heart chain and supposedly costs over $1 million. TMZ also adds that Drake bought his chain at Gemma Fine Jewelry.…
Drake Is On Track To Break Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Record
Drake is now only two songs away from breaking the all-time record for the most career entries on the Billboard Hot 100, as he tallies his 206th on the latest chart (dated Dec. 7). The Glee Cast currently holds the all-time record for most career Hot 100…