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Music Drake On Pace For Biggest Streaming Year In Hip-Hop History Drake continues to rack up streams on Spotify as fans continue to anticipate his ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Calls Offset A “Rat” In Viral Interview Outside Of Jail Offset is recovering and doing "fine" after being shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida on Monday. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Charleston White Takes Aim At DaBaby's Kids In Wild Rant Charleston White was furious with DaBaby for recently rejecting an artist who made a painting of his two daughters. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Shares Release Date For "It's Been Awful" Isaiah Rashad's new release will mark his first studio album since dropping "The House Is Burning" back in 2021. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Kanye West Halts SoFi Show Multiple Times Over Lighting Issues Kanye West's first show at SoFi Stadium experienced some hiccups last night that will probably not happen tomorrow night. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized: Everything We Know Megan Thee Stallion has finally put out a statement addressing what went down at the show on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Politics Nick Cannon & Amber Rose Discuss Their Support For Donald Trump Nick Cannon labeled the Democratic Party the "party of the KKK" while speaking with Amber Rose for the interview. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Slams Café For Posting A.I. Image Of Him The image showed Tyler, The Creator dining on breakfast at the restaurant, but he says it is completely fake. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Drake Sneaks In A Major "ICEMAN" Update While Honoring Nelly Furtado At Juno Awards While showing love for Nelly Furtado during her big night at the Juno's, Drake couldn't help but drop in a little nugget about "ICEMAN." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music King Harris Claims He Copyrighted 50 Cent's Mom's Name For Weed Brand 50 Cent and King Harris dissed each other's mothers amid Fif's feud with T.I., and King continues to disrespect the late Sabrina Jackson. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026