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Music How To Watch Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday, and the fans are excited to know how this is going to go down. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Tank Reacts To Pitchfork Going Ether On Chris Brown's Album R&B veteran Tank has repeatedly come forward in defense of Chris Brown, and following Pitchfork's low "Brown" rating, he returns with more to say. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Rick Ross Says "Don't Nobody Fear" Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Release Drizzy and Rick Ross have been at odds, and while Rozay wants doesn't want Drake to lose, he also doesn't fear any of his releases. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music The Drake & Future Fallout Was Never Built To Last Rumor has it that Future will appear on “ICEMAN,” but what does that say about his relationship with Drake, given his role as a catalyst in hip-hop’s civil war in 2024? By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Chris Brown's First Week Sales Projections For "Brown" Stuns Fans Chris Brown's latest album has stirred a bit of controversy, and now the conversation has shifted to "Brown" & it's first-week sales. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Drake Breaks Impressive Billboard Record First Set By Michael Jackson Drake is about to drop "ICEMAN," and with the hype activating, the Canadian megastar is now surpassing Michael Jackson. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Comedian Shane Gillis To Star In Drake's Upcoming Music Video With Drake set to drop "ICEMAN" in a few days, it has been revealed that comedian Shane Gillis will be in an upcoming music video. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Convicted Foolio Murder Accomplice Has Sentencing Delayed Amid Fight For New Trial Alicia Andrews was previously convicted for manslaughter in the Foolio murder trial, although now, she seeks a retrial. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Label Has "No Idea" What Happened With "GNX," "Euphoria," & "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar had an album and a song taken off Apple Music on Monday, sparking widespread confusion about his music. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Clipse & JID Announce Historic Show In Colorado Featuring Samara Cyn Clipse & JID are coming through with a special appearance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, and Samara Cyn will perform as well. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Man Who Stole Beyoncé's Unreleased Music Sentenced To Prison Time Two years in prison and three years on probation for the man who was accused of stealing a hard drive with unreleased Beyonce music. By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Shouldn't Be Persecuted, Prague Concert Producers Argue Ye's controversies continue to follow him. By Aron A. May 12, 2026