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Music We Now Know Why Playboi Carti's "BABY BOI" Didn't Come Out This Year According to alleged insider reports, Playboi Carti's next album "BABY BOI" was supposed to come out before his "Antagonist" tour with Opium. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Twitter Trolls Claiming She Isn't Selling Out Her Shows Cardi B reportedly became the first female rapper to sell out two nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Drake Finally Breaks His 2020s Slump As "Janice STFU" Earns A Second Week At Number One Drake's "ICEMAN" has proven that the artist can still be a hitmaker, and the song "Janice STFU" is among his best of the decade. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music Mal Claims J. Cole's Dreamville Crew Doesn't Like Him Mal's past comments on J. Cole allegedly rubbed the Dreamville team the wrong way, but he said he never had any intention to disrespect them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Music Drake Drops Three Cryptic Messages Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" on May 15th, and ahead of the album, the artist has come through with some interesting cryptic messages. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Drake Takes Some Pointed Shots At His Rivals During "FOMO" Livestream Drake made sure to take some shots at his rivals on Tuesday night, as his "FOMO" stream was finally premiered. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Kanye West Hasn't Seen A Single Dollar From "Through The Wire" Kanye West's classic "Through The Wire" has received tons of success. However, the earnings from it have been compromised. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Tech Dr. Dre Gets Torn Apart For Using & Defending AI In Music During an interview with The New York Times, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine explained why they don't see AI in music as a threat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Mal Reveal Drake's Creative Process Behind "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks, Mal, BenDaDonnn, and more have had a lot to say about the direction of "ICEMAN," and Drake helped enlighten their reporting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025