A massive new lawsuit seeking $2 billion in damages from Travis Scott, Drake, Live Nation, Apple and others has been filed on behalf of 282 plaintiffs linked to the deadly Astroworld tragedy that claimed the lives of 10 people in Houston. The new complaint from lawyer Thomas J. Henry is …
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When Rihanna met Tems, you would have thought that Tems was the newly minted billionaire. The Bajan mogul brought the 26-year-old Nigerian singer-songwriter into a firm embrace at the New York premiere of her latest Savage X Fenty fashion show in September: “Enough of that humble shit,” Rihanna was heard …
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Four new songs exploded on to the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. Drake swept the top three, with “What’s Next” debuting at Number One, followed by “Wants and Needs” with Lil Baby at Number Two and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” with Rick Ross at Number Three. The trio of …
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Drake album roll-outs have a certain ritual to them, one that involves Drizzy shedding himself of stray thoughts in the form of a mixtape or an EP. This almost always seems to involve Rick Ross. Last week he released Scary Hours 2, the second installment of his album-stalling series of …
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Halfway through Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” — the first single off the Toronto’s rapper’s upcoming album, Certified Lover Boy — Lil Durk raps, “Bring Drake to the hood, surround Drake around Dracs.” He pronounces “Dracs” like “Drakes,” but he means “dracos,” the firearm du jour featured in so many …
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Drake easily held on to the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of June 5th through June 11th. The Toronto rapper picked up 126.2 million song streams, led once again by his latest release, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, which landed at Number Six …
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Drake had fans grooving early to his new song “Toosie Slide” prior to its official release on Thursday at midnight, thanks to its instructional nature and dancers Toosie,Hiii Key andAyo&Teo— who premiered a clip of the song and dance on social media earlier in the week. In the song’s accompanying …
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Rap singles have been on top of the Hot 100 for the past 26 weeks, and hip-hop has been the most consumed genre of music in the U.S. for 18 straight months. But these victories have not been mirrored in the world of Top 40 radio — even Drake, who …
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EDITORS’ PICK: John Coltrane, Both Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumThis previously unreleased 1963 session captures the jazz legend with his “Classic Quartet,” which was rounded out by pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. “This set has its own scrappy, off-the-cuff appeal,” writes Hank Shteamer. “Most …
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