Blac Youngsta recently sat down with HotNewHipHop for an interview, which you can check out below.

During their conversation, Youngsta mentioned he doesn’t want to be labelled as a “rapper” or a “street nigga”, but as an “entertainer” like Drake, who raps, sings and acts.

The CMG artist also mentioned that he has met Drizzy a few times and he is “one of the coolest” and “one of the realest niggas” he has ever met!

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In the Winter 2016 issue of XXL magazine, which is available on newsstands now, Travis Scott graced the front cover and took part in an interview for the cover story.

During the interview, Travis mentioned that one of his goals is to work with Nicki Minaj, as well as called her “a very good rapper”.

Click here to read Travis Scott‘s full cover story! Would you like to see a collaboration from Scott and Nicki?

Young Dylan, who is a 7-year-old upcoming rapper from Annapolis, recently appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for the second time.

Dylan became famous by rapping songs from his favorite rappers on social media, and he must be doing something right to get the chance to appear on Ellen twice.

You can watch Young Dylan perform Drake‘s “Child’s Play” and DJ Khaled’s “For Free” songs live on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in the clips after the jump below!

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DJ Drama recently chopped it up with Bleacher Report to promote his forthcoming album, Quality Street Music 2, which will be released on Friday, July 22nd.

During their sit-down interview, Drama was asked to compare rappers to NBA players. The first name he was given was LeBron James to which the disc jockey said he would make the Drake comparison with him.

You can watch DJ Drama reveal why he compares LeBron and Drizzy after the jump below. Click here to see Drama compare Lil Wayne to Kobe Bryant!

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The Young Money Barbie graces the front cover of Billboard magazine’s volume 127 issue 38, which is also their special No. 1’s 2015 year in music cover.

For her cover story, Nicki Minaj spoke on what validation means the most to her, if she considers herself a New York rapper, her upcoming sitcom on ABC Family about her childhood, acting, watching Investigation Discovery all day, “Empire”, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump.

Nicki also discussed reciting the Maya Angelou poem “Still I Rise” at an event recently, getting advice from Jay Z and Beyonce about moving to Los Angeles and being in a high-profile celebrity relationship, if her and Meek Mill are engaged, why she will be releasing a new mixtape, and plenty more.

Click here to order the latest issue of Billboard magazine for $14.99 that will be released on December 19th!

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According to Billboard, Drizzy Drake becomes the first ever rapper to top their Artist 100 chart thanks to his new project, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late! He had previously only ever been as high as #13 on the chart.

The Artist 100 is a weekly survey that measures data from various Billboard charts such as Hot 100, Top Album Sales, and Social 50 for music artists. The data includes album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming, and fan interaction on social media.

As well as being the first rapper, Drake is also the third R&B/hip-hop artist to appear on top with the other two artists being Chris Brown and Trey Songz. The four artists now behind Drizzy on the Artist 100 chart are: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and Maroon 5.

Chanel West Coast recently spoke to College News for an interview about her career, fashion, music and personal life, which you can read below.

The female rapper spoke on working on TV shows, wanting to be a rapper since she was a little girl, her favorite music artist to work with, performing on tour, her role models in music and fashion, what she enjoys doing in her free time, where she sees herself in the future, fans, and more!

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