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Music Kendrick Lamar Receives A Warning From DJ Akademiks About Interfering With Drake's "ICEMAN" Release With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way, DJ Akademiks is feeling passionate about the release, as well as Kendrick Lamar's role in it. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music J. Cole & Cam'ron Finally Settle Their Lawsuit J. Cole and Cam'ron were in a lawsuit involving the song "Ready '24," although the entire case has been officially settled. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music OsamaSon Shrugs Off Sex Tape Scandal By Dropping Fan Favorite Leak On SoundCloud OsamaSon is following up his January project "Jump Out," which is one of the year's most acclaimed hip-hop efforts so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro "Make Them Cry" Aiming For No. 1 Billboard Debut Whenever Drake lands his next No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 record, the cover art for his new album "ICEMAN" will make even more sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims JAY-Z's "Big Pimpin'" Was Actually About Him: "He Was Just Pretending To Be Me" Dame Dash says he's the real inspiration behind this classic JAY-Z track. By Cole Blake May 28, 2024
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Music Diddy Paid Yung Miami & 50 Cent's Baby Mama For Sex Work Monthly, Court Docs Allege Yung Miami is also accused of trafficking "pink cocaine" for Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2024
Music Anderson Paak Files For Divorce After 13 Years Of Marriage Anderson Paak and his wife are separating. By Cole Blake January 13, 2024
Music DJ Hed Claims Drake Has An Alleged Second Album Dropping Tonight Called "Man Of Honor" DJ Hed took to X on Thursday and threw fans for a loop by suggesting a second Drake album might be dropping tonight. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Hooked Bianca Censori Up With A Porn Star As A Christmas Gift Ye and Bianca are reportedly splitting up. By Cole Blake October 08, 2024
Music Akademiks Calls Out "ICEMAN" Takes From Joe Budden & Charlamagne DJ Akademiks didn't address Ebro, another Drake critic in hip-hop media, when assessing Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God's "ICEMAN" takes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Original Content Future's Baby Mamas: A Complete Guide An extensive list of the rapper's romantic entanglements that resulted in a child. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 27, 2018