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Streetwear Drake Continues ICEMAN Rollout With Custom Iced-Out Grill Drake commissioned a full blue diamond grill from jeweler Johnny Dang as part of the ongoing rollout for his ICEMAN album. By Ben Atkinson May 16, 2026
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Disses T.I. & His Entire Family On Scathing New Track "No One Told Us What We're Here For" 50 Cent and T.I. have been in the midst of a bitter feud, and it looks like Fif has finally turned the beef into a song. By Alexander Cole March 06, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mero As Decade-Old Feud Continues DJ Akademiks and Mero from Hot 97 have had it out for one another for years, and the feud is only getting deeper. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music Diddy Might Have To Testify On Keefe D's Behalf In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Keefe D and Diddy have both denied being involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur, but only the former faces criminal charges for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Ray J’s Ex Shila Hasanoff Speaks Out After Domestic Dispute, Says He Was "Not Violent" Toward Her By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music J. Cole Didn't Sound Amused When Asked About Drake's "ICEMAN" J. Cole was on the street when he was approached by a reporter who asked him a quick question about Drake's upcoming album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Responds To Ja Rule's Unwillingness To Make Up With 50 Cent & G-Unit While Ja Rule did apologize for his behavior during the viral plane incident, he didn't necessarily feel bad for what he did to G-Unit. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Relationships Coi Leray Disagrees With Justin Laboy That Liking Another Woman's Pictures Isn't Cheating Things got a little awkward during a special edition of Justin Laboy's podcast where he chatted with girlfriend Coi Leray. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music Lul Timm Defends Chief Keef Amid Backlash Over NBA YoungBoy Collab Recently, NBA YoungBoy and Chief Keef teamed up to drop a new song called "ROOMS," and some listeners aren't happy. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Politics Waka Flocka Flame Replaces DaBaby As Headliner For MAGA Valentine's Day Event DaBaby was slated to be in Waka Flocka Flame's position for this Conservative Valentine's Day party, but his team backed out. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Cardi B's Set List Emerges As "Little Miss Drama Tour" Begins Cardi B is finally back on tour, and her fans went absolutely bonkers at her opening show last night in Palm Desert, California. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026