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Music Jay-Z, Beyoncé & Their Kids Spotted On Rare Family Outing Jay-Z and Beyoncé's children, Blue Ivy Carter and twins Rumi and Sir, have varying relationships to public life, but they stick together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Hip Hop Icon Rob Base Passes Away At 59 Sadly, Hip Hop has lost one of its pioneers, as it's reported that Rob Base has died after a private cancer battle. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Music Charleston White Recounts Tense Confrontation With Young Thug Charleston White had been criticizing Young Thug for a while before they had a tense confrontation in Florida. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music Drake Sets New UK Chart Record Following "ICEMAN" Album Trilogy Ahead of Drake's upcoming Billboard debuts in the United States for his "ICEMAN" trilogy, he just set a new milestone in the United Kingdom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music Drake Might Become First Artist To Top Billboard Chart With Three Albums Drake's new albums "ICEMAN," "MAID OF HONOUR," and "HABIBTI" are also expected to perform well on Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Future Shows Love To Drake As "ICEMAN" Collaboration Squashes Beef Back by popular demand. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music DJ Quik Seems To Diss Drake With Edited "ICEMAN" Cover Art There have been many recreations of Drake's "ICEMAN" cover art, and DJ Quik added his two cents, showing he's not feeling the record. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Drake Fans Spam Rihanna's Comments With "ICEMAN" Lyrics Drake took lyrical jabs at A$AP Rocky and Rihanna on "ICEMAN," and now he comment sections have been flooded with trolls. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Offers Boosie Badazz A New Deal Amid Interview Fee Debacle DJ Vlad spoke on Boosie Badazz fighting with Say Cheese TV's Shawn Cotton over Cotton's $15K offer for an interview, which Boosie declined. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Playboi Carti's Kanye West Song Shoutouts Suggest Beef Is Over Kanye West fell out with Playboi Carti over a year ago, but recent moves suggest they might be back on good terms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Explains Why She Never Released Another Album Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation" is a true classic, and so is Fugees' "The Score." Via Instagram, she responded to speculation about her career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Who Is Iconic Savvy? Drake's "True Bestie" Featured On "MAID OF HONOUR" Iconic Savvy stands out on Drake's "MAID OF HONOUR" alongside Stunna Sandy, Sexyy Red, Popcaan, and Central Cee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026