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Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Exits Number One Spot On Billboard 200 In Fifth Week Given how much people will continue to play Drake's "ICEMAN" into the summer and beyond, we're sure it could get more chart-topping weeks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Believes All Of Drake's Beefs Are Because Of Jay-Z Amid recent shots between Drake and Jay-Z, DJ Akademiks claimed Drizzy's past enemies like Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T were just Hov's pawns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Reportedly Signs Massive $200M Deal With iHeartMedia News of Charlamagne Tha God's massive iHeartMedia deal comes as "The Breakfast Club" and other shows are hitting Netflix next year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Hired Two Private Investigators To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Drake's legal team alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah helped artificially inflate the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Future Deactivates His Instagram Account After Hackers Got A Hold Of It With Other Celebrities Future went viral over the weekend after debuting a new hairstyle in lavender-colored haircut. The new hairstyle elicited numerous reactions. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Original Content Kevin McCall & Chris Brown's Most Memorable Collaborations The nostalgic mixtape era of R&B featured a sound Kevin McCall helped build with Chris Brown. These tracks still hold the weight, despite their scandals and tense relationship. By Erika Marie October 23, 2025
Relationships Shyne Claims Ma$e "Hit It First" As Comments About Brandy Enrage Ray J Shyne spoke about his relationship with Brandy and the timing overlap between Ma$e's own relationship with her on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Drake Fires Subliminal Shot At Alex Warren For Blocking "What Did I Miss?" From Going No. 1 Drake generated a lot of discourse over this release per usual, but it wasn't enough to dethrone Alex Warren's TikTok smash hit. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Hit With Heavy Legal Fees For Neglecting "Donda" Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has kept things pretty low-key in recent months, at least when compared to his controversial start to the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Claims Dave Chappelle Chases After Trans Women Banks makes explosive claims on X. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Music Peewee Longway Reportedly Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison Peewee Longway entered a plea deal on Federal gun and drug charges back in May, and now, he has been sentenced. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Gets Candid About Accepting Plea Deal In Federal Gun Case According to Boosie Badazz, he has faith that everything will work out for him despite his current legal woes. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025