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Music Drake Sends Odd Message About "Good Times" Amid "Iceman" Rollout Ahead of the release of the new album "Iceman," Drake is busy overseas on tour. How many good times can he have before they're draining? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Viral Kai Cenat Stunned After GloRilla Blocks Him Over Harsh "Cha Cha Cha" Reaction Kai Cenat just wanted to be honest. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2023
Music Frank Ocean's "Endless" Vinyls Have Finally Shipped After November Pre-Order The endless wait for physical copies of Frank Ocean's "Endless" is over. By Alex Zidel April 09, 2018
Music Diddy's Latest Judge Denies That Prosecutors Purposely Leaked The Harrowing Cassie Footage Diddy argued that prosecutors were trying to "taint the jury pool." By Zachary Horvath December 16, 2024
Music SAINt JHN Announces "In Case We Both Die Young" Tour Dates SAINt JHN is hitting the road, announcing his "In Case We Both Die Young" tour. By Alex Zidel August 17, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Collaborator Billy Resio Dead At 30 After Drive-By Shooting Durham rapper Billy Resio was shot at about 9 p.m. Sunday night on Hillsborough Road and later passed away in the hospital. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Diddy Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Andre Harrell Diddy pays homage to his mentor Andre Harell who passed away at the age of 59 over the weekend. By Aron A. May 11, 2020
Music Drake Becomes First Artist To Hit 100 Billion Streams On Spotify Drake has made Spotify history. By Cole Blake June 18, 2024
Music Meek Mill Weighs In On Young Thug's Trial Meek Mill is still upset about lyrics being used in court as evidence. By Cole Blake December 12, 2023
Music Drake And 21 Savage's "Her Loss" Takes Home Album Of The Year At BET Hip-Hop Awards "Her Loss" won over some major albums. By Zachary Horvath October 11, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Headlining A Show In Saudi Arabia Nicki Minaj will be taking a trip to the conservative country for a performance. By Alex Zidel July 03, 2019
Music DJ Akadeniks Calls Jay-Z The Israel Of Hip-Hop DJ Akademiks went a rant about Jay-Z and his place in hip-hop culture, arguing he isn't the "standard" in the genre but fans still defend him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026