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Cole Blake April 28, 2026 Music Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "ICEMAN," but fans can't wait to hear it.
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Cole Blake April 20, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks said he told Drake to delay his new album "ICEMAN" because of folks like Anthony Fantano speculating about its release.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026 Music Young Thug performed tons of his biggest hits while on stage at Coachella, including "Check," "Havana," and more.
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Cole Blake April 13, 2026 Music Kanye West also made some major adjustments to "CIRCLES," a track off of "BULLY" that initially featured the Houston rapper.
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Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026 Music Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025 Music Despite there being a lot of excitement for this tape, The Alchemist and Erykah Badu did ruffle feathers by using AI for the cover art.
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Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025 Music Chris Brown brought out Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole for a NSFW performance during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX."
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Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025 Music In the Magic City documentary, Drake admitted to not caring what other rappers think about his music. He cares what strippers think.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul September 13, 2025 Music This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025 Music Following the release of "Bully," Kanye West will be performing at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 3.
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Cole Blake March 31, 2026 Music While the rap world is mourning the loss of Jha Jha, we thought we'd honor her by going over her career accomplishments and more.
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Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music JAY-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, & More Rappers Named Among Best Living Songwriters Fans on social media have been debating whether "The New York Times" made the right selections with the ranking.
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Cole Blake 
Music Drake Spotted Filming New Music Video As "ICEMAN" Appears Imminent Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "ICEMAN," but fans can't wait to hear it.
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Cole Blake 
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Anthony Fantano For Drake "ICEMAN" Prediction DJ Akademiks said he told Drake to delay his new album "ICEMAN" because of folks like Anthony Fantano speculating about its release.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Young Thug Debuts Colorful New Look At Coachella Young Thug performed tons of his biggest hits while on stage at Coachella, including "Check," "Havana," and more.
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Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Previews New Don Toliver Collab Amid "BULLY" Deluxe News Kanye West also made some major adjustments to "CIRCLES," a track off of "BULLY" that initially featured the Houston rapper.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Tracklist For Erykah Badu And The Alchemist's Collab Album Surfaces Despite there being a lot of excitement for this tape, The Alchemist and Erykah Badu did ruffle feathers by using AI for the cover art.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Chris Brown Gets Off Social Media After Facing Backlash From Viral Kayla Nicole Performance Chris Brown brought out Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole for a NSFW performance during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music New Drake Snippet Dissing DeMar DeRozan Surfaces In the Magic City documentary, Drake admitted to not caring what other rappers think about his music. He cares what strippers think.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Gunna Fan Account Suspended On Twitter After Young Thug & Lil Baby Fans' Attacks This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Hits Another Major Milestone On Spotify Following the release of "Bully," Kanye West will be performing at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 3.
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Cole Blake 
Music Who Was Jha Jha? The First Lady Of Dipset While the rap world is mourning the loss of Jha Jha, we thought we'd honor her by going over her career accomplishments and more.
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Zachary Horvath