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Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update On Drake's "ICEMAN" Is The Most Intriguing Yet DJ Akademiks has been feeding Drake fans plenty of inside information on "ICEMAN," but this may be the coolest update yet. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Questions Jay-Z's Relationship With Meek Mill Jay-Z and Meek Mill are connected not just via music, but also via their REFORM Alliance with Roc Nation for criminal justice reform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Says He's Mad At Diddy For Crying Over His Trial Verdict Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Who Is Max B? New York rap in the 2000s was dominated by Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and other mainstream stars, but Max B was certainly doing his thing as well. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Launches Relief Effort In Jamaica Following Deadly Hurricane Melissa Nicki Minaj is taking action to make a meaningful impact on Jamaica’s hurricane relief efforts. By Tallie Spencer November 06, 2025
Music Glasses Malone Claims He Heard Drake Ghostwriter Rumors From Kendrick Lamar In 2011 Recently, Glasses Malone recalled the first time he ever heard the long-running rumors that Drake uses ghostwriters. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
TV Wack 100 Calls Adin Ross Racist For Alleging That Kendrick Lamar Beat Whitney Alford Kendrick Lamar was accused of allegedly beating his now fiance Whitney Alford in 2014, and Wack 100 debated Adin Ross about it. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Delays "BULLY" For A Fifth Time Kanye West has been pretty quiet about "BULLY" and its whereabouts so who knows when this album is actually dropping at this point. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Claims 20 Percent Of Kendrick Lamar's Attacks On Drake In "Not Like Us" Are True Model Gracie Bon was on La Casa de Alofoke, where she leveled a plethora of allegations against Drake, and even brought up "Not Like Us." By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Finally Hangs Out With Baby Keem After Viral Accidental DMs With Fake Account "Bro I thought you were Keem." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 07, 2024
Relationships Foxy Brown Denies Rumor She Signed An NDA To Cover Up Alleged Underage JAY-Z Relationship Foxy Brown shut the allegation down. By Cole Blake October 07, 2024