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Music PlaqueBoyMax Reveals He Asked Drake For An "In The Booth" Session PlaqueBoyMax tried to set up an "In The Booth" session with Drake back when the Toronto superstar was starting to announce "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music Drake Performs “ICEMAN” Songs For The First Time At Don Toliver’s Toronto Concert Don Toliver brought out Drake during his “OCTANE” tour stop in Toronto. By Aron A. September 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Wins BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter Of The Year The success of "GNX" helped Kendrick Lamar land another major songwriting award, with six records recognized by BMI. By Erika Marie August 31, 2026
Music Mal Questions "Not Like Us" Ranking On Complex's Top 100 LA Rap Songs List Complex recently released a Top 100 list of the best Los Angeles rap songs, and as you can imagine, Mal didn't like the "Not Like Us" rank. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Sports LeBron James Says Jay-Z Taught Him To Think Bigger Than Basketball More than 25 years after they first met, LeBron James says JAY-Z remains one of his biggest mentors away from basketball. By Erika Marie July 16, 2026
Music Big30 To Be Released From Jail Ahead Of Gucci Mane Kidnapping Trial Big30 and Pooh Shiesty are set to go on trial for the alleged kidnapping and robbery of legendary artist Gucci Mane. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Cardi B Sues Tasha K's Husband Over Allegedly Hiding Assets The years-long legal battle between Cardi B and Tasha K continues, as the rapper is now targeting the blogger's husband. By Erika Marie May 27, 2026
Music Joe Budden Thinks Drake Sounds "Evolved" On New Album "ICEMAN" "The Joe Budden Podcast" spoke on Drake's triple album release and how "ICEMAN" connects to his earlier discography. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Kanye West Attends Daughter North's Pop-Up Amid Concert Controversies North West just released her debut EP amid her father Kanye's attempts to book more overseas shows and make up for his canceled ones. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music Usher Reportedly Confronts Justin Bieber At Beyonce’s Oscars After-Party Sources close to Justin Bieber tell "TMZ" that Usher approached him with "energy and anger" at an event recently. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Billboard Reveals Massive Revenue From Drake And Kendrick Lamar Disses These two did huge numbers. By Elias Andrews December 12, 2024
Music Playboi Carti’s “I Am Music” Billboards Have Fans Demanding The Album Fans are tired of waiting for I Am Music’s By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025