Knowledge Drop: Drake’s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ Was Originally Going To Be A ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape

50 Cent’s sophomore album, The Massacre, celebrates its 15th anniversary on March 3. But according to producer Scott Storch, the instrumental for the album’s biggest single almost went to one of 50’s biggest rivals.

Right on the heels of wrapping their co-headlining tour with Korn this winter, Breaking Benjamin is beyond ready to hit the road again for summer. This time around, the multi-platinum heavyweights will rock side-by-side with guest opener Bush and supporting acts Theory of a Deadman, Saint Asonia and Cory Marks.The Pennsylvania-based rock band will embark on another cross-country trip to promote their compilation album Aurora, released Jan.

Queen Elizabeth is very sensitive to what Prince Harry is going through with his controversial royal exit.

• Royal historian Robert Lacey says Harry's situation likely reminds Elizabeth of the struggles her younger sister, Princess Margaret, faced as a "royal spare." Another expert, royal biographer Ingrid Seward, says the Queen made sure to leave the door open for Harry to return to working royal life if …

• Royal historian Robert Lacey says Harry's situation likely reminds Elizabeth of the struggles her younger sister, Princess Margaret, faced as a "royal spare." Another expert, royal biographer Ingrid Seward, says the Queen made sure to leave the door open for Harry to return to working royal life if …

• Royal historian Robert Lacey says Harry's situation likely reminds Elizabeth of the struggles her younger sister, Princess Margaret, faced as a "royal spare." Another expert, royal biographer Ingrid Seward, says the Queen made sure to leave the door open for Harry to return to working royal life if …

• Royal historian Robert Lacey says Harry's situation likely reminds Elizabeth of the struggles her younger sister, Princess Margaret, faced as a "royal spare." Another expert, royal biographer Ingrid Seward, says the Queen made sure to leave the door open for Harry to return to working royal life if …

• Royal historian Robert Lacey says Harry's situation likely reminds Elizabeth of the struggles her younger sister, Princess Margaret, faced as a "royal spare." Another expert, royal biographer Ingrid Seward, says the Queen made sure to leave the door open for Harry to return to working royal life if …

Today marks the eighth anniversary of pop rock band ​fun.’s second studio album, Some Nights. The lead single, “We Are Young,” became the group’s career-defining hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and netting fun. a Grammy for Song of the Year. According to producer Jeff Bhasker, however, the beat was “an inch” away from being on JAY-Z and Kanye West’s joint album, 2011’s Watch the Throne.

At this point, we all know that Lisa Vanderpump runs a pretty tight ship on Vanderpump Rules. So, when new waitress Raquel Leviss missed her shift at SUR to watch her DJ boyfriend, James Kennedy, perform at Tom Tom during Pride, let's just say things didn't go over too well...

Prue Leith must be one of the hardest-working TV stars today. If she’s not judging The Great British Bake Off, you’ll find her writing a new novel or rustling up recipes for her latest cookbook, The Vegetarian Kitchen.

If you were on the internet during the last stretches of 2018, you might remember the frenzy surrounding Tumblr’s “adult content” ban. Netizens collectively bemoaned the supposed end of the site, and The Verge later reported that it lost 30 percent of its traffic by early 2019. Naturally, Tumblr regulars had a meme to send off the porn-friendly version of Tumblr: “Fingers in His Ass.”

Earlier this year, Talib Kweli had producer Zaytoven stop by his People’s Party podcast to talk about working with the likes of Gucci Mane and Migos, how cutting hair helped him get into producing, and the influence of the church on his music. One of the interview’s highlights was when Zaytoven recounted the making of his breakout hit, Gucci Mane’s “Icy” featuring Jeezy.

Kanye West’s seminal album, The College Dropout, turned 16 years old last week. The rapper was already well-known in the music industry for his work with rappers like JAY-Z, but the album marked Kanye’s first true artistic statement as a solo artist. The College Dropout went through several iterations before its 2004 release, and back in 2016, his frequent collaborator Consequence shared an early, handwritten version of the tracklist:

While Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape nostalgia, ULTRA, has played a central role in the mythmaking of his career, it turns out the project’s title came to the New Orleans-born singer in five minutes. Back in 2011, he delved into the backstory behind the 14-track work in an interview with Complex.

Kanye West released his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo, four years ago today. One of the featured artists is Post Malone, a relative newcomer at the time who was best known for his breakout hit, “White Iverson.” In a 2016 verified annotation, the Texas-raised musician shared how he linked up with Kanye on “Fade,” which also features Ty Dolla $ign.

Today is the 11th anniversary of Drake’s career-defining mixtape, So Far Gone. The Toronto rapper’s close collaborator, Noah “40” Shebib, served as the co-executive producer of the project (along with Boi-1da), using Kanye West’s recently released 808s & Heartbreak as one of his blueprints to craft its moody, atmospheric sound. In a 2010 Vibe interview, 40 revealed that Kanye took notice of his influence on SFG.