Drake’s ICEMAN Becomes His Longest-Running No. 1 Album on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Chart
Drake’s ICEMAN has spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, passing Take Care as his longest-leading album.
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Shyne Doubles Down on Brandy Claims: “Everything That I Said Is 100% True”
Shyne isn’t backing off his claims about Brandy, responding to her denial with a firm defense of what he says actually happened.
Brandy Says She and Shyne Never Dated, Calls Narrative a “Mischaracterization”
Brandy is pushing back on renewed claims about her personal life, clarifying that she never had a romantic relationship with Shyne following comments made during a recent podcast appearance.
Fab 5 Freddy Reflects on ‘Wild Style’ and Hip-Hop’s Pre-Internet, Hand-to-Hand Viral Era on Drink Champs
Speaking on Drink Champs, cultural Fab 5 Freddy reflects on how ‘Wild Style’ circulated in the early 1980s without the backing of traditional media systems.
DJ Akademiks Reignites Ebro Feud With Fresh Shots Over Hot 97 Exit
DJ Akademiks and Ebro’s long-running dispute has flared up again, with both figures trading direct shots over Drake narratives and the circumstances surrounding Ebro’s exit from Hot 97.
Large Professor on Nas’ Notoriously Debatable Beat Picking
Large Professor, a central figure in the making of Illmatic, says long-running criticism of Nas’ beat selection overlooks a broader point about how the Queensbridge artist constructs records.
Iconic Hip-Hop Engineer Bob Power Dies at 73
Bob Power, the studio engineer whose work helped define the sound of 1990s hip-hop and neo-soul, has died at 73. He contributed to influential albums by A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Erykah Badu and D’Angelo.
T.I. says son King “went too far” in feud with 50 Cent
In a new interview, T.I. says his son King crossed a line during the family’s ongoing feud with 50 Cent.