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Music Hip-Hop's Billboard Drought Continues 9 Months After Drake Dropped "What Did I Miss?" Drake will likely end the drought when he releases his next studio album, "Iceman," although there's still no release date. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music T.I. Reveals What He Really Thinks Of King Dissing 50 Cent's Mom T.I.'s 21-year-old son, King Harris, sports a t-shirt featuring 50 Cent's late mother in the video for his latest diss track. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Original Content All Of Drake & The Weeknd's Collaborations For a small stretch of time, Drake and The Weeknd proved themselves to be a powerful songwriting team. By Trevor Smith January 11, 2017
Music Joe Budden Debates Whether Ludacris & Kendrick Lamar Ruin R&B Songs Both Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar have appeared on tons of popular R&B tracks over the course of their careers. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Chromazz Labels Kendrick Lamar A "Nerd" And Questions Why Drake Bothered Dissing Him Kendrick Lamar and Drake famously traded several diss tracks back in 2024, before Lamar dropped the climactic "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes At Joe Budden For Validating Botting Claims Against Drake DJ Akademiks spoke on Joe Budden and other media figures not scrutinizing the various lawsuits against Drake and Stake enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Adds Even More Dates For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is hitting the road after dropping his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music Fans Theorize Cardi B Is Pregnant Again After She Gingerly Leaves The Courthouse The rumors come as Cardi B has been in a relationship with New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs in recent months. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Tears Into Kanye West With Another Scathing Diss Track Earlier this month, Dave Blunts revealed that he's officially cut ties with Kanye West, claiming that the Chicago rapper needs to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Addresses Foxy Brown's Jay-Z Show Absence Foxy Brown's absence from Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows sparked questions. Memphis Bleek says he heard she got "cold feet." By Erika Marie July 15, 2026
Music Drake's Latest Duck Face Selfies Have The Internet Cracking Up Drake's go-to selfie pose made a return to his Instagram last night and once again his fans are both laughing and a tad annoyed. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026