Rolling Stone — Drake's "One Dance" hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, and it's being hailed as his first chart-topper as a lead artist. He's been in the top spot before, but only as support for Rihanna on "Whats My Name" in 2010 and on "Work" ear... more info
Gorilla vs. Bear — Jessy Lanza's stellar sophomore LP Oh No is officially/finally out this week on Hyperdub, but you can check it now over at Noisey (along with an insightful interview in which Jessy talks about Drake, yacht rock, how her work in the Galleria insp... more info
Stereogum — Drake will be interviewed (and presumably perform) on the The Ellen Show next Wednesday (5/18) to promote his disappointing new album Views. To announce his upcoming appearance, Ellen DeGeneres shared a promo video of the mini-Drake from all the View... more info
Mjsbigblog — Today’s thread is brought to you by the numbers 5, 8 and 2007. Surprisingly, “One Dance” becomes Drake’s first number one as a lead artist. Drake of course has topped as a featured artist (most recently on “Work” for 9 weeks) and come clo... more info
Stereogum — Fun fact: Before Drake came though and crushed everyone, Kevin Gates’ messy and uncompromising Islah was 2016’s best-selling rap album. The man has become a bona fide rap star, even if the world is still catching up. Gates hasn’t really started... more info
Rolling Stone — Zayn Malik becomes a neon robot in the clip for single "Like I Would." The track appears on the former One Direction singer's debut solo album Mind of Mine, released in March.
Director X — who has most recently worked on Drake's "Hotline... more info