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Music Drake's Cryptic Message On Instagram Suggests "ICEMAN" Is Imminent Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for a hot minute, and his recent actions on social media suggest he's ready to drop. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music Future Confirms New Album Is On The Way While Performing Unreleased Song Future's recent teases about a new album follow a pretty quiet 2025 and a gargantuan 2024 with three projects. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls His Albums "Side Quests," Says "The Fall-Off" Isn't His Last Work J. Cole's new comments on "The Fall-Off" have fans debating over albums like "4 Your Eyez Only," which he sees differently than fans do. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Labels & Artists Will Copy Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout DJ Akademiks thinks Drake's new album "ICEMAN" will introduce a new meta for the music industry to follow concerning album rollouts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music GloRilla Shows Off Incredible Gym Progress, And Fans Are Taking Notice GloRilla has been taking a bit of a break from music to go all out in the gym, and the progress is becoming noticeable. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How He Got Revenge On Dave East For Mocking His Music 6ix9ine and Dave East are on two very different waves within New York hip-hop, and their rises to fame took on very different forms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Diddy Forced To Explain Why He Wants To Wear His Own Clothes In Court Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Rick Ross Reveals Why He Was Flying Commercial Rick Ross was flying commercial earlier this week, and it led to all sorts of discourse that he is now responding to. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Suggests God Is Punishing Drake & Lil Durk For Dissing Him Drake and Lil Durk dissed 6ix9ine on "Laugh Now Cry Later," and the New York rapper believes it has to do with divine protection. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026