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Music Drake's New Seats At Scotiabank Arena Are A Huge Hint About The Status Of "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" later this year, and recently, the artist gave his fans a huge hint about the album. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music Jay Electronica Allegedly Bullies Fans In Bizarre Discord Server Jay Electronica also allegedly pushed back releasing new music in the wake of Diddy's sentencing on Friday. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Akon Shuts Down Reports That “Akon City” Plans Have Been Scrapped Recently, it was reported that the Senegalese government abandoned Akon's proposal for a futuristic, crypto-powered city. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Will Smith Accused Of Featuring A.I. Fans In Viral Tour Video Will Smith is currently on tour in support of his recent album, "Based on a True Story," which marked his first release in 20 years. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Charleston White Peddles Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Conspiracy Theories Everyone's trying to figure out what really happened between Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane, which Charleston White spoke with Adin Ross about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Yungeen Ace Officially Releases Diss Track Directed At Foolio And His Mom Yungeen Ace initially teased this song sampling Laila's "problem" in August 2024, a couple of months after Foolio was killed. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music Drake Thanks Gracie Abrams For Allowing Him To Accept His Hated Birthmark As "Art" Megastars like Drake are still human and he's got insecurities and he's learning to embrace them just like the rest of the world. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Goes Off On Diddy And Reveals Why He Made "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" 50 Cent's highly anticipated Diddy documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," will be hitting Netflix on December 2. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Mal Takes A Victory Lap After J. Cole Finally Shares "The Fall-Off" Release Date J. Cole finally confirmed that "The Fall-Off" will be arriving next month and pre-orders are already available. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Benzino Vows To Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Amid 50 Cent Beef Amid news of Benzino's recent hospitalization, 50 Cent hopped online to mock him, resulting in a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Music 600 Breezy Goes Off On Shooters In Attack At Mello Buckzz Concert Four people were killed and 14 more were wounded during a mass shooting at Mello Buckzz's show in Chicago on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Says He Would Go Crazy If He Had 50 Cent’s Work Ethic Tony Yayo and 50 Cent grew up together in Southside Jamaica Queens. They hustled together before forming G-Unit. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 14, 2025