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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
Relationships Playboi Carti & Gio Ramos Have Seemingly Broken Up Playboi Carti and Gio Ramos have been going through some relationship issues, and they seem to have come to a head. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music DaBaby Ripped Apart Online After Recreating Iryna Zarutska's Death In New Music Video DaBaby ended the music video by sharing a GoFundMe for the family of the victim, Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Pop Culture Mero Volunteers DJ Akademiks To "Absorb Some Rounds" In The Army Mero has been feuding with DJ Akademiks since he labeled him a "DEI hire" in a recent post on social media. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Inundates Young Thug With Snitching Allegations In Explosive New Diss Track In his new song, 6ix9ine calls Young Thug a "rat" in reference to a clip of him allegedly speaking on Peewee Roscoe during an interrogation. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Karrahbooo Says Lil Yachty Still Has Her In A 360 Deal Despite Squashing Beef Last year, Karrahbooo left Concrete Boys, resulting in bullying rumors and a fiery dispute with Lil Yachty. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Woman Who Allegedly Facilitated Project Pat's Son's Murder Gets Arrested Project Pat's son Patrick Houston Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis earlier this year, which remains a very vague case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez’s Appeal Rejected In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case The California Court of Appeal has decided to uphold both Tory Lanez's convictions and 10-year prison sentence. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Adds Second Los Angeles Show After A Million People Queued Up This expansion of Kanye West's Los Angeles concert stop comes amid the incoming arrival of his new album "BULLY." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter VI" Review Lil Wayne is trying to keep up when both the industry and the genre are moving on without him—and the result is a confusing album caught between eras, audiences, and expectations. By Aron A. June 11, 2025
Music DDG Gets Swatted During Paintball Tournament DDG addressed his swatting experience during a recent livestream, warning that there could be serious consequences for those responsible. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Cardi B Gives Men A Hilarious Tutorial On How To Eat A Banana Cardi B has men re-thinking how to eat bananas. By Tallie Spencer January 09, 2026