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Music Drake Drops Full "ICEMAN" Zine With Dr. Dre, DJ Khaled, And More Teases Drake released a full batch of "ICEMAN" promotional pictures, including possible references to 2024's rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Vince Staples Depicts Mass Shooting In "Blackberry Marmalade" Music Video Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Responds To Conspiracy Theory About AllStar JR's VladTV Interview Reports emerged claiming AllStar JR was arrested on his way to a VladTV interview, which DJ Vlad has cleared the air around. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden Denies TDE Paid Him To Support Kendrick Lamar Against Drake Although Joe Budden has had beef with Drake in the past, he said neither TDE, Kendrick Lamar, nor any other artist has paid him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Fake "Fireman" Album Interrupts Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout Jokes about Kendrick Lamar stepping on Drake's "ICEMAN" album with "Fireman" went viral on Twitter, and they are making both fanbases livid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Five Things We Want From Drake’s ICEMAN With Drake's new album "ICEMAN" just weeks away, fans and critics everywhere are wondering what the 6ix God will bring them next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music D4vd's Brother Condemns Sexual Predators After Singer's Arrest D4vd's brother Caleb Burke and his parents were hit with subpoenas earlier this year to testify in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden Blasts Drake Fans For Gatekeeping "ICEMAN" On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host spoke on Drake fans policing who gets to celebrate the release of his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music The Game Explains Backing Drake In The Kendrick Lamar Battle The Game has made his love and respect for both Drake and Kendrick Lamar clear over the years, but he can only pick one corner to support. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music AllStar JR Arrested In Connection With NBA Ben 10 Shooting: Everything We Know AllStar JR taunted NBA Ben 10 after Ben was shot in Houston over an alleged jumping, and J Prince Jr. is also in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Concert Footage Shows D4vd Allegedly Crying Days After Celeste Rivas' Death D4vd is currently under arrest after prosecutors accused him of murdering teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026