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Music Drake Sparks New Album Buzz By Liking Post About “ICEMAN” Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album "ICEMAN" doesn't have an official release date, but it's expected to drop sometime this year. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music King Von Associate O-Block Louie Reportedly Passes Away The details around this are still unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2025
Music Pretty Ricky Dominates B2K During Verzuz Battle And Wins Every Round Pretty Ricky and B2K had been building up to this Verzuz battle for about five years, and the results did not disappoint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Drake Makes A Rare Admission About His Battle With Kendrick Lamar Drake had himself an eventful weekend thanks to his stream with Stake, and it led to an admission about his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music FERG Reveals What Led To Drake, Kendrick Lamar, And A$AP Rocky’s Fallout During a recent interview, FERG reflected A$AP Mob joining Drake's 2012 "Club Paradise" tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Playboi Carti May Have Just Responded To Drake's Purported "ICEMAN" Diss Despite previous work together, it seems like Playboi Carti and Drake are at odds in the wake of the former's Kendrick Lamar collabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Announces Virtual Listening Party, Speculation Ensues What's going on with JAŸ-Z? By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Politics Eminem Gets Pushback Over Upcoming Kid Rock "7 Sins" Feature Eminem’s feature on Kid Rock’s “7 Sins” is stirring debate as fans look back at his 2017 anti-Trump ultimatum. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Gets Completely Ripped Apart By Pitchfork, And Fans Can't Stop Coping Kanye West's "Bully" has proven to be a polarizing album, and the latest "Pitchfork" review has some Ye fans completely up in arms. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
TV Ray J Gets Inappropriate At The BET Awards Red Carpet, And Gets Roasted By Druski Ray J was engaging in some antics at the BET Awards, and Druski could not help but get involved with some jokes. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Woke Up With A Knife To His Throat During Frightening Incident In Prison Diddy has been residing behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest, last year. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Diddy Has A Humble First Job In Prison After Transferring To FCI Fort Dix Diddy requested a transfer to the New Jersey federal facility in order to benefit as much as possible from drug treatment programs and visits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025