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Music Charlamagne Tha God Has A Warning For Drake Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" on Friday, May 15th, and pundits like Charlamagne Tha God are already weighing in. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Funk Flex Pump Fakes Fans With Unreleased Drake & Kanye West Music With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way and Kanye West recently releasing "Bully," Funk Flex's unfulfilled promise surprised many fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Set To Perform In Prague Despite all of the cancellations, Kanye West is still trying to book more shows in Europe with his next desired location being Prague. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Drake, Adin Ross & DJ Akademiks Hit With Gambling Suit For "Inflicting Harm" This New Jersey lawsuit makes similar claims against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross as previous lawsuits, with this one roping DJ Akademiks in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Kanye West’s Italian Festival Booking Sparks Public Outcry Italy's Jewish community, trade unions, politicians, and more are calling for Kanye West's upcoming Hellwat Festival set to be canceled. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Fabolous & Maino Clown Jim Jones For Getting Stranded On The Highway Jim Jones recently had to go on a mile-long trek to a gas station after running out of fuel on the highway. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Drake Can't Save The Algorithm Can "Iceman" push hip-hop back to the top of the charts? Recent comments from The Game about Drake’s absence highlight growing narratives that one artist can fix a deeper systemic issue in the music industry. By Aron A. April 20, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Claims "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Tonight, And No One Believes Him Anthony Fantano had Twitter lit up on Wednesday night after making the claim that Drake's "ICEMAN" was dropping on Friday. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Hints That He's Coming Home "Soon" YNW Melly has been behind bars since 2019, when authorities arrested him for the alleged double-murder of YMW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Impressive Streaming Record Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to prove that racking up streams is no problem for him as fans await his ninth studio album. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Attorney Insists Rapper Didn’t Print Contract Before Alleged Kidnapping Pooh Shiesty and his crew are accused of orchestrating an "armed takeover" in an attempt to get out of his 1017 contract. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026