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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
Original Content A Brief History Of Nudity & Sexually Explicit Imagery In Hip-Hop Album Artwork In light of Meek Mill's controversial "Expensive Pain" artwork, we revisit some of Hip-Hop's most sexually explicit album covers. By Joshua Robinson October 25, 2021
TV 2Slimey Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons During PlaqueBoyMax's "Song Wars" 2Slimey was a contestant on PlaqueBoyMax's "Song Wars" this weekend, and in the end, he got disrespected by the judges. By Alexander Cole March 16, 2026
Relationships Latto & 21 Savage Allegedly Spotted On Vacation Together After Years Of Dating Rumors Latto and 21 Savage have done an impeccable job at keeping their rumored romance on the down low, but it appears they've been caught. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music J. Cole Clarifies Whether Or Not He Is Really Retired J. Cole says he'll still be working on music in other capacities despite planning to retire after "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Travis Scott Feeds Into Album Hype With Another Massive Update Travis Scott, fresh off of some recent linkups with Kanye West, seems pretty close to releasing his next solo work. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music 42 Dugg Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? Dive into the net worth of 42 Dugg, the Detroit rapper signed to Yo Gotti & Lil Baby. By Axl Banks January 01, 2024
Music BabyChiefDoIt Sparks Outrage By Admitting ChatGPT Writes His Raps Social media users have a lot to say about BabyChiefDoIt's latest admission about using AI to make his music. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Jack Harlow Responds To Ice Spice's Thirst Trap Ice Spice dropped a thirst trap on Tuesday night, and Jack Harlow responded in a way that is already garnering some laughs. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
TV Egypt Criss Net Worth 2023: What Is The "GUHH" Star Worth? Explore Egypt Criss's journey in building her net worth, marked by her TV success, entrepreneurial ventures, and philanthropy. By Jake Skudder July 10, 2023
Music Proof's Son, Nasaan, Admits He's Jealous Of Cordae's Relationship With Eminem Nasaan says he doesn't have a relationship with Eminem. By Cole Blake October 06, 2024
Music What Is Kendrick Lamar Working On Right Now? Kendrick Lamar had a busy 2025 and for most of 2026, he's laid low. But lately, there's been chatter around him having stuff coming. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026