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Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Did JID Diss J. Cole? Dreamville Rapper Lashes Out At Label Boss & BET Awards In Deleted Tweets JID seemingly had some words for BET and J. Cole is a pair of since-deleted tweets. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Drake Takes Numerous Swings At Kendrick Lamar, Mustard, & The West Coast On "ICEMAN" Drake just dropped off "ICEMAN," and as expected, the artist is taking swipes at Kendrick Lamar and the entire West Coast. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Shane Gillis Compares Drake To R. Kelly In Resurfaced Comments After “ICEMAN” What’s The Dirt? continues his deep dive into all things Drake. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Is Kendrick Lamar Dropping? Mysterious "Who Is The Giant" Poster Leads To Speculation A "Who Is The Giant" poster has appeared in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta, and it has led to questions about Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Future Shows Love To Drake As "ICEMAN" Collaboration Squashes Beef Back by popular demand. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Drake's Three New Albums Make Fans Question His Record Label Deal Drake's three new albums "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR" were all released under the UMG umbrella, the parent label he's suing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Drake's Contract With UMG Reportedly Still Unclear After New Albums New reports from The New York Times' Popcast and Ray Daniels show how Drake's record label contract with UMG is still up in the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Drake Likes Fan's "Make Them Pay" Breakdown About The Weeknd Diss The Weeknd was one of Drake's many targets back in 2024, and on his new album "ICEMAN," he seemed to take more shots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Seemingly Proves Drake’s Point After “ICEMAN” Diss "And your people are still waitin' for a free Palestine/But apparently everything isn't black and white and red and green, damn," Drake raps on "Make Them Pay." By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Music Who Is Qendresa? The Artist Featured On Drake's "Slap The City" Qendresa appears as a guest feature on Drake's new album "HABIBTI" alongside Loe Shimmy, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Sexyy Red. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026