Vybz Kartel’sfirstconcert in Toronto had a special guest — and performance. During the dancehall musician’s show at Scotiabank Arena Sunday night, hometown hero Drake appeared onstage to play an eight-song set in the middle of Kartel’s show. Drake was spotted on a lower-level balcony, speaking to Kartel on the mainstage …
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Drake lost, but artistic freedom won last week when a federal court in New York dismissed the rapper’s case against UMG Recordings. The decision did more than end one of rap’s most publicized legal dramas. It drew a bright line between artistic expression and literal accusation — a distinction hip-hop …
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Drake has lost his defamation suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” with a federal judge ruling that the allegedly defamatory statements in the hit diss track qualify as “nonactionable opinion.” In a ruling published Thursday, Oct. 9, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas stated: “The issue …
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It’s not that much of a stretch to imagine Gordo, the prolific producer and DJ, spending hours upon debauched hours at Berghain, the wild, no-fucks-given Berlin techno haven known for hard music and hard partying, housed in a cavernous power plant in East Berlin. It’s a bit harder to picture …
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It’s a big week for Bad Bunny: He’s headlining for the Super Bowl halftime show, he’s hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, and he’s on the cover of Billboard. In a new interview conducted by Puerto Rican rapper Residente for the magazine, Bad Bunny reflected on his No Me Quiero …
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Two weeks before the arrival of UY Scuti, Young Thug’s first release since he took a plea deal from state prosecutors for his involvement in the YSL racketeering case, he dropped “Miss My Dogs.” It’s a meandering and wounded apology to the sundry friends and industry associates that he criticized …
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Drake’s upcoming ninth studio album, Iceman, is his first solo project since his now infamous (and litigious) war of words with Kendrick Lamar last spring. In a move that isn’t terribly surprising for Drake circa 2025, he’s turned the album’s rollout into a multipart livestream that looks and feels as …
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As Elle’s latest cover star, A$AP Rocky told venerable hip-hop journalist Clover Hope about the reality of some perceived sore spots in his life. The thesis? He’s doing just fine, all things considered. On the everlasting battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in which he threw and caught a few …
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Surely Drake has heard of meme coins, the relatively new trend in the crypto world where pretty much anyone can launch their own cryptocurrency and boost its value through viral stunts. There was the infamous Green Dildo Coin that spurred pranksters into throwing green dildos onto the court during WNBA …
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In Whose Name?, the upcoming documentary from director Nico Ballesteros, chronicles six tumultuous years in the life of Kanye West. In this exclusive clip from the film, which hits theaters Friday, West raps a verse for Drake in what appears to be a studio space. Drake lauds, “that verse is …
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