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Kendrick Lamar and Drake are set to go head to head in a key category at the MTV VMA’s. The nominations for the awards were announced with Kendrick up for 10 different gongs while Drake has just the one nomination. With $ome $exy $ong 4 U almost entirely shut out at the awards, Drake and Kendrick … Read more

Metro Boomin‘s new mixtape A Futuristic Summa is not expected to chart inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200. Based on early tracking, the project is set to sell just 22,000 equivalent units in its first week, meaning it will not crack the top 20 and will easily be Metro’s worst debut on the … Read more

Kendrick Lamar has announced that he is adding more dates to his Grand National tour. Co-headlined with his longtime friend and collaborator SZA, they will be performing two extra dates on the Australian leg of the tour. The two stadium shows will be in Melbourne and Sydney on December 4 and 11 respectively. They also … Read more

Drake‘s latest single “Which One?” has failed to score a high ranking debut on the Billboard Hot 100. A collaboration with British rapper Central Cee, the second single from his upcoming album Iceman failed to even crack the top 20, landing at just 23. The song was initially tracking for a top 10 debut but … Read more

Salt-N-Pepa slam UMG as the pioneering rap duo sue the record label for control of their master recordings. The female MC’s filed a lawsuit against the music giant back in May in which they allege UMG is violating federal copyright law by denying them the copyright to their music after a certain amount of time … Read more

Young Thug has been praised by his lawyer, Brian Steel, who called the rapper a “hero”. Steel represented Thugger during his lengthy and controversial RICO trial with the two appearing to form a close bond. Speaking in a brief social media clip, Steel, who later went on to counsel Diddy, said: “Since your trial, Jeffery, … Read more

Fivio Foreign has been released from prison following his conviction for terroristic threats. The drill star was sentenced on August 1 and received time served plus three years of probation following a guilty plea. He had already spent nearly 200 days behind bars after being arrested in January. Fivio originally faced up to 20 years … Read more