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Music Yungeen Ace's Diss Tracks Played During Foolio's Murder Trial Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy are facing first-degree murder charges for the death of Julio Foolio. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Complex Declares J. Cole Hottest Rapper In The World Over Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole is coming off of the success of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," while Drake is still working on "ICEMAN." By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Kanye West’s Italian Festival Booking Sparks Public Outcry Italy's Jewish community, trade unions, politicians, and more are calling for Kanye West's upcoming Hellwat Festival set to be canceled. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Concept Art Seemingly Hints At A Kendrick Lamar Diss On Tuesday, Drake revealed that he'll be he'll finally be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," in May. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music D4vd’s Harsh Jail Conditions Revealed D4vd was arrested last week and hit with multiple charges related to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Fabolous & Maino Clown Jim Jones For Getting Stranded On The Highway Jim Jones recently had to go on a mile-long trek to a gas station after running out of fuel on the highway. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Doja Cat Ignores Kai Cenat's Gift Of 50 Twitch Subs Doja Cat was playing the first-person shooter game, "Overwatch," during the stream when Kai Cenat showed up. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Comes Clean About Drake “ICEMAN” Hoax Last week, Anthony Fantano took to TikTok to claim that Drake's long-awaited ninth studio album was imminent. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Says She's "Excited" For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Joe Budden Expects Drake To Diss J. Cole On "ICEMAN" Earlier this week, Drake announced that he will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Enjoys Hospital Facial As He Recovers From Shooting NBA Ben10 appears to be in good spirits despite getting shot multiple times at a Houston restaurant last week. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Luci4's Cause Of Death Revealed Luci4 was best known for his hit 2021 single, "BodyPartz," and as a pioneer of the microgenre, "Sigilkore." By Cole Blake April 22, 2026