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Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Bold Prediction For Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Sales Drake is preparing to release his new album "ICEMAN," though according to DJ Akademiks, it may not arrive as soon as fans hoped. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Sells "Cancel Cards" Depicting Drake, Diddy & R Kelly Childish Gambino's controversial merch referencing Drake, Diddy, and R. Kelly was sold at Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music LeBron James Shows Big Love To Ebro, Laura Stylez, And Peter Rosenberg LeBron James met up with Ebro at the Jay-Z Yankee Stadium event, and it led to an interesting interaction between the two. By Alexander Cole July 13, 2026
Sports Colin Kaepernick Sources Reportedly Call Out JAŸ-Z Over Yankee Stadium Freestyle Hov name-dropped Kaep in his freestyle. By Aron A. July 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Scolds Charlamagne Tha God For Coverage Of Drake Lawsuits DJ Akademiks recently had a three-hour sit-down conversation with Charlamagne Tha God about their media conflict, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Will Appear On DJ Dahi’s Upcoming Album Vince Staples, Childish Gambino & more will also appear on DJ Dahi's upcoming album. By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Issues Open Letter To America On Its 250th Birthday Chance The Rapper released a letter to America this weekend ahead of July 4, titled "What To The 4th Of July Is Juneteenth?" By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music Laurieann Gibson Suggests Nicki Minaj's Early Management Was Toxic Looking back on her time with Nicki Minaj, Laurieann Gibson explained why she believes management failed one of Hip Hop's biggest stars. By Erika Marie July 01, 2026
Music Sexyy Red, BlocBoy JB & More Attend Tay Keith's Funeral In Memphis Friends and family came together yesterday (Tuesday, June 30) to celebrate the life and legacy of producer Tay Keith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Drake Shouts Out Houston Restaurant Lost In Da Sauce With A Food Review Drake often shows love to smaller creatives and businesses, especially amid his exclusive Janice parties in Houston and other cities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Usher & Chris Brown Kick Off "R&B" Tour With Massive Setlist We will see if Usher and Chris Brown keep this extensive momentum up for the remainder of their "Raymond & Brown" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Muni Long Details Double Lung Transplant & Lupus Battle The singer was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease, and she recently revealed a life-saving surgery that kept her out of hospice. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026