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Since the release of his sophomore LP Dreams Worth More Than Money, Meek Mill has dominated hip-hop headlines. From ripping freestyles during his press tour for the album; to the "All Eyes On You" video where his romance with Nicki Minaj plays out on screen; and, most famously, his Twitter rant that has resulted in a beef with Drake. Mee ...

The beef between Drake and Meek Mill is one of the most entertaining stories in hip-hop right now. Two of the biggest rap names right now are currently in a war of words because of Meek’s allegation that Drake employs ghostwriters, specifically an Atlanta artist named Quentin Miller. Miller is cred...

No one was expecting Drake to unleash a second diss track centered around Meek Mill, especially "Back to Back." With Drake's initial response, "Charged Up," released Saturday (July 25), to mediocre reviews, it seemed Meek was arguably winning the highly publicized beef...

As sneakerheads and fans of Drake await the release of the Air Jordan X that is set to drop in fall, news of another OVO x Jordan Brand sneaker have started to circulate on the web. The classic Air Jordan 8 is rumored to be the next collaborative silhouette from both parties...

All over the country, kids from the high school class of 2017 are taking SAT prep courses and sharpening their driving skills to lock down their learners permits. They have a lot in common: they were born in the last full year of Clinton's presidency, the last year of the millennium, when everyone was stockpiling water and flashlights for the Y2K crash...

Angel Haze says nothing can bring her down on her new song, "Impossible." "Sorry I'm crazy, but I opened by third eye and the view is amazing," raps Haze on the new track. The Detroit native has done some self reflecting, and she's come to the conclusion that nothing can stop her...

Music is free now, or at least that's what people born after 1988 are conditioned to believe. To combat piracy (and, now, streaming), artists have employed a variety of tactics to coerce fans into handing over cold, hard cash in exchange for new songs...

Rap music is great in that it often forces artists to step up. When one MC begins beefing with another, they often duke it out in the studio, allowing their craft to speak for itself. Hip-hop's latest feud is between Drake and Meek Mill, which started with Milly accusing Drake of not penning his own verses...

In a short video that has surfaced on the web, a group of youth are seen chanting the lyrics to K. Dot's "Alright," yelling "we gon' be alright" as they march in protest. The youth are students from Cleveland State University in Ohio who are protesting against the police during a #BlackLivesMatter event...

The Pan An Games came to a close this past weekend and Kanye West headlined the closing ceremony on Sunday (July 26). 'Ye only performed for 13 minutes, however, before tossing his mic at the end of his set and storming off stage. Attendees were left rather confused, unsure if Kanye had a diva moment or if his set was really only supposed to last 13 minutes...

Last month, sneakerheads went crazy over the release of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 Low in the grey iteration. Today, the sneaker community has new news to rejoice over as the Three Stripes has announced the official release date for the second pair of Yeezy Boost 350 Lows...

  Drizzy releasing songs at 10am... That's 4am USA time uno, he really thinks he's british innit