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Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Reviewed (in 200 Words)
The solidly listenable and immediately forgettable Dark Lane Demo Tapes is quintessential Drake—vacillating, as he’s wont to do, from haughty trap elevator angst to nostalgia for shit that just happened 17 minutes ago. It’s the music you listen to when driving to and eating at The Cheesecake Factory, alone, while deciding when you should reply…
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Drake Drops Dark Lane Demo Tapes and the Internet Weeps With Joy
If you went to bed last night thinking, “Boyyyyyy, would I love a new Drake mixtape!” then today’s your lucky day, because the 6 God has emerged from his “50,000-square-foot ultra-luxe pleasure dome” with a new project in tow. On Friday, at exactly midnight, October’s Very Own dropped Dark Lane Demo Tapes his latest TikTok-approved,…
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'Number 3' Will Be a 'Prince': Ciara and Russell Wilson's Baby Gender Reveal Is Peak Adorable
In the midst of celebrity messiness, Ciara and Russell Wilson have served as a “good mood pill” for a while now and that attribution is even more true as we desperately seek out some source of joy during the coronavirus pandemic. At the top of the year, fans of the cutest couple were treated to…
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OVO the Top: Drake Treats Us to the 'Overwhelming High Luxury' of His New Home…and WTF?
Have you been known to occasionally indulge in “Champagne [Papi] Wishes and Caviar Dreams”? (RIP, Robin Leach.) Say no more, fam, because Drake has once again come through with the extreme obnoxiousness you didn’t know you needed! While the world is (hopefully) sheltering in place, Drake is showing off his new palace place in the…
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Proud Dad Drake Shares 1st Photos of Son Adonis: 'I Love and Miss My Beautiful Family'
Rap battles aren’t for the weak, so while they might lead to openly questioning a rapper’s credibility or exposing their upbringing through song, Pusha T’s scathing “The Story of Adidon” did the unthinkable: it accused the biggest recording artist in the world of “hiding a child.” Caught completely off-guard by the accusation, Drake aborted the beef—his…
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R.I.P. 44-Year-Old New Orleans Bounce Deejay Black N Mild Dies After Coronavirus Diagnosis
New Orleans-born Bounce luminary DJ Black N Mind has reportedly passed away as a result of the coronavirus at the age of 44. The popular record spinner, whose real name is Oliver Stokes Jr., died on March 19, according to NOLA.com. The news outlet confirmed with the Orleans Parish Coroner’s office that Stokes tested positive…
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Scary Hours: Drake Reportedly Self-Isolating After Partying With Kevin Durant, Who Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
Drake is ubiquitous. Be it the Billboard charts, the clubs, or your girl’s DMs, the 6 God ain’t hard to find because much like the coronavirus, he’s pulling up and showing out every-damn-where. To that end, being Mr. Congeniality has its pitfalls, as the Independent reports that the Grammy Award-winning rapper is laying low in…
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Director X, Known for Highlighting Dark-Skinned Beauty In His Music Videos, Debuts Short Film Celebrating the 'Diversity' of Black Love
In the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s, Director X’s stamp was all over your favorite music videos. Whether he made you whine with Sean Paul’s catalog or emote with Usher, Director X is certainly a staple within the culture. As a man who’s had a few names throughout his journey—Little X, X and now…
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Instead of Getting Rihanna's Album for Christmas, We Got Drake Talking About Rihanna
It’s the first day of Kwanzaa—Umoja—so, let’s all unite and sip this hot tea. Fresh off the release of his new song and video, “War,” (which is rife with U.K. Grime rap style) Drake sat down with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller on TIDAL’s Rap Radar Podcast to talk about, well, just about everything that’s…
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Jay-Z's 'Year-End Picks' Playlist Proves He Loves DaBaby, Solange and Drake Like the Rest of Us
With 2019 drawing to a close, not only are we being blessed with a wide assortment of lists celebrating the decade that was, but we are also recognizing a year filled with worthwhile contributions of its own. Looking to revisit some of his own favorites is the ever-elusive Jay-Z, who compiled 40 songs from the…