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Music Drake Is Officially One Step Closer To Dropping "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for about a year, and it appears as though the album is closer than ever to being released. By Alexander Cole December 30, 2025
Relationships Meet The Mothers Of Chris Brown's Four Children Court battles, quiet co-parenting, romance rumors, and public fallout all shape the histories behind Brown’s four co-parents. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Music YG Blows Out The Game In Verzuz YG took the cake. By Tallie Spencer July 24, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Record Label Clarifies He’s Not In Jail Following Reports Of His Arrest Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Next Song Now Has A Snippet: Listen Kendrick Lamar will be featured on the next DJ Dahi project, on a song called "How To Pray" which also features Amber Mark. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026
Music 50 Cent Suggests He Did ABC Interview Just So Diddy Could See It In Prison ABC is allegedly one of the few news stations Diddy can watch in jail, so of course 50 Cent promoted "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Shows Off Gun Collection In Response To Meek Mill Meek Mill has been going hard at DJ Akademiks for years now, and this most recent flare-up has the Lil Durk trial at its center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music Quavo Reacts To News Of Offset Being Shot In Florida Quavo and Offset have had their issues in the past, but with tonight's news, the former is looking to show some love. By Alexander Cole April 06, 2026
Music OsamaSon Fans Mercilessly Troll Him For Sex Tape Leak OsamaSon previously went through a lot of song leaks before the release of his "Jump Out" album earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Drake's Second Week Sales Projections For "ICEMAN" Are Impressive Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and his recent sales figures for "ICEMAN" are further proof of his dominance. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Original Content NBA Youngboy's Criminal Record: A Brief History A timeline dissecting the rap sensation's history of run-ins with the law. By Isaiah Cane October 04, 2020
Music Joe Budden Responds To Drake Claiming He Slept With Joe's Girlfriend Drake took some shots at Joe Budden on "1 AM In Albany," and the retired rapper has since given a response. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026