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Charges will not be filed against Kanye West in connection with an alleged punching incident claimed to have taken place earlier this year, per a new report. TMZ said Tuesday that Ye will not be facing charges over the alleged incident due to conviction on such charges being unlikely. The report cites a statement from […]

Nav has dropped off his new track “Wrong Decisions.”  The Good Intentions artist also linked with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to talk about his new single, which he also produced. “I guess the journey started during quarantine and covid. I just took my time. This is probably one of the first songs I made during […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the state’s rap lyrics bill into law after an Assembly vote. Bill AB 2799, as first reported by Billboard, was recently unanimously approved by the state Senate and was on Monday the subject of another Assembly vote which cleared the path for it to move toward being […]

Dr. Dre has revealed just how close he came to dying after suffering a brain aneurysm last year.  TMZ reported at the time that Dr. Dre was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and taken to the ICU. Sources said Dre was “stable and lucid,” and shortly thereafter, a statement was released on his Instagram saying he […]

Megan Thee Stallion is now requesting $1 million in damages in her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment as she seeks the court’s help in parting ways with the Houston-based label.  Rolling Stone writes that her attorneys argue Megan has “satisfied all option periods” stipulated in her contract with 1501 since Traumazine, which was released earlier this month, and 2021’s Something […]

Nicki Minaj has just scored her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, the Rick James-sampling “Super Freaky Girl,” according to a tweet from Chart Data. This makes her the first lead female artist to debut at No. 1 so far this year, and the first female rapper in the […]

Though Kendrick Lamar isn’t known for maintaining the sort of breakneck promo pace often demanded of artists, he’s certainly known for being admirably decisive about when, and how, he speaks out. The latest example of this careful approach to interacting with the limelight sees Kendrick on the cover of Citizen magazine for its latest issue, […]

Fat Joe did it big for his birthday celebration on Friday.  Ashanti, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, Angie Martinez, and more were among those in attendance at the Brooklyn Chop House in New York City. Mary J. Blige delivered an impromptu performance, while Busta Rhymes took the mic and cracked a few jokes. In a preview of things to come, Fat Joe himself captivated […]

Drake already has a ton of accolades to his name, and he can add another one to the list.  To commemorate the 20-year anniversary of Shazam, the service released a comprehensive list of noteworthy moments throughout its history, such as the most Shazamed song by genre, the first-ever Shazamed song, and more. According to Shazam, Drake […]

Rod Wave has earned his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Beautiful Mind. His fourth studio effort amassed 115,000 album equivalent units, of which 113,000 consisted of SEA units, equaling 157.73 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks, Billboard reports. Beautiful Mind and SoulFly, which was released last year, debuted atop the Billboard 200, while his other two albums, Pray 4 […]