BBC News - UK — Spotify's promotion of the singer, even on ad-free accounts, prompted some fans to ask for money back. more info

Stereogum — Drake's really, really long new double album Scorpion came out last Friday. People were excited, but, most of all, Spotify was excited. The streaming app covered their front page with Drake content. "Have a happy FriDrake," read one header above a ... more info

411 Mania — Drake's new album Scorpion has broken the global streaming records on Spotify, Apple and Amazon. The post Drake’s New Album Breaks Apple & Spotify’s Streaming Records appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

NME — 'Scorpion' received record streams on it's release last week Drake - Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Drake’s new album, ‘Scorpion’ has broken streaming records on Apple Music and Spotify over the weekend according to Variety. Read more: ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — CD releases were just announced for two of the year's biggest hip hop albums, but one place you won't be able to buy them is Best Buy, which stopped selling CDs as of yesterday. Continue reading… more info

New York Times — The rapper’s 25-song double album shattered records at the major digital services. Before it hits the Billboard chart, Panic! at the Disco scored a No. 1 LP. more info

New York Times — The rapper’s double album, “Scorpion,” is not a stylistic breakthrough or a victory lap, but a revisiting of his past arriving at a moment of personal upheaval. more info

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Stereogum — In November of 2002, Jay-Z was battered and bruised. He'd just been through a real knock-down drag-out feud against Nas. I'd argue that Jay won that feud -- I once wrote a whole chapter for an anthology book arguing that Jay won -- but, like Mike Tys... more info

USA Today Music — Tributes are pouring in after the violent murder of Drake-connected rapper Smoke Dawg. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story.             more info