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Music Drake Gets Stream Sniped By Fans During Surprise "ICEMAN" Live Session Drake premiered a fiery new song titled "What Did I Miss?" during this "ICEMAN" livestream, and dropped it just a few hours later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee Get Icy On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have a hearty "Fire Emoji" playlist this week with Drake, Central Cee, Tyler, The Creator, Wale, Freddie Gibbs, NBA YoungBoy, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Politics Jay-Z’s REFORM Alliance Expands Job Training For Young Adults On Probation A new Pennsylvania program from REFORM Alliance will help young adults on probation train for union careers. By Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial: OTF Dede and David Lindsey File For New Trial And Acquittal Lil Durk's co-defendants OTF Dede and David Lindsey were convicted on stalking charges, and now, they are looking to appeal. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music Bangladesh Explains Why He Stopped Producing For Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj Bangladesh opens up about the reason he stopped working with Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj. By Mitch Findlay February 08, 2018
Music Drew Findling Proclaims "The Voice Is Innocent" Amid Lil Durk Deliberations Drew Findling, Brian Steel, Marissa Goldberg, and Christy O'Connor are on Lil Durk's defense team, and are awaiting the jury's decision. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2026
Music Who Is Ian? The Viral Rapper Behind "Figure It Out" Ian, the viral rapper behind "Figure It Out," went from obscurity to fame via skill, smart marketing, and mastering social media. By Ashley Turner May 28, 2024
Music Remy Ma Name-Drops Nicki Minaj On New "Alimony" EP Many Remy Ma fans focused on the Papoose dynamic represented by "Alimony," but she made sure to reference the infamous Nicki Minaj beef too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Music Travis Scott Seemingly Addresses Pusha T Feud With Cryptic Twitter Follow Pusha T dissed Travis Scott on Clipse's recent single, "So Be It," from their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Music Mal Claims J. Cole's Dreamville Crew Doesn't Like Him Mal's past comments on J. Cole allegedly rubbed the Dreamville team the wrong way, but he said he never had any intention to disrespect them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026