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Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Hip-Hop Media For Hyping Up Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping in two weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks is telling some media members to stay on THAT side. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Music Drake's Concept Art For "ICEMAN" Surfaces After Release Date Reveal Drake will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Who Will Be Featured On Drake's "ICEMAN"? Drake has worked with tons of high-profile artists over the course of his career, but he has yet to reveal who will be on "ICEMAN." By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Diddy Threatened To Slit J Cole’s Throat Over Kendrick Lamar, TDE's Punch Appears To Allege Allegedly, Jay-Z saw the whole thing. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2024
Music Did Gucci Mane Snitch? Everything We Know About Pooh Shiesty’s Arrest The FBI got Pooh Shiesty. The Internet's accusing Gucci Mane of snitching. Here's everything we know so far. By Aron A. April 07, 2026
Music AllStar JR Arrested In Connection With NBA Ben 10 Shooting: Everything We Know AllStar JR taunted NBA Ben 10 after Ben was shot in Houston over an alleged jumping, and J Prince Jr. is also in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Artist Foogiano Released From Prison After Five Years In 2021, Foogiano was sentenced to five years behind bars after allegedly cutting off his ankle monitor and going on the run. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes At Joe Budden For Validating Botting Claims Against Drake DJ Akademiks spoke on Joe Budden and other media figures not scrutinizing the various lawsuits against Drake and Stake enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea Appears To Address Bizarre Rumor That She Slept With N3on Earlier this week, Iggy Azalea posted a mysterious tweet, leading fans to speculate that it had something to do with N3on. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Hassan Campbell Reacts To Reports Of Afrika Bambaataa's Death Hassan Campbell was one of several people who accused Afrika Bambaataa of child molestation and sexual assault. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music AllStar JR Reportedly Arrested While On His Way To Do A VladTV Interview AllStar JR was reportedly involved in the shooting of NBA Ben 10, and now, ahead of a VladTV appearance, he has been arrested. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026