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Music Shane Gillis Compares Drake To R. Kelly In Resurfaced Comments After “ICEMAN” What’s The Dirt? continues his deep dive into all things Drake. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Adin Ross Drags Anthony Fantano For Making Fun Of Drake's "ICEMAN" Bar Drake referenced Adin Ross to diss Rick Ross on his new album "ICEMAN," which Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn't a fan of at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Politics Streamer Presses DJ Khaled To Support Palestine After Drake's "ICEMAN" Diss Drake called out DJ Khaled on "ICEMAN" for not supporting his parents' native Palestine, which has been suffering a genocide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Akademiks Can Barely Keep His Eyes Open During Drake's “Habibti” Listening Session Akademiks was trying to power through the three new albums that Drake released last night. By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Music Drake Breaks Impressive Billboard Record First Set By Michael Jackson Drake is about to drop "ICEMAN," and with the hype activating, the Canadian megastar is now surpassing Michael Jackson. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music QC's Pierre "P" Thomas Receives Positive Update Amid Heart Attack Recovery Quality Control's Pierre "P" Thomas was hospitalized for a heart attack last week, and he has remained in the hospital since then. By Alexander Cole August 24, 2026
Music Quality Control's Pierre "P" Thomas Goes To Hospital After Heart Attack Pierre "P" Thomas' family reportedly asked fans to give him and his loved ones privacy and send prayers for the Quality Control cofounder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 21, 2026 Hip-hop albums will be in abundance tonight as Rapsody, Ken Carson, Denzel Curry, Thirteendegrees, and Mike Shabb are all dropping. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
Music Police Investigate Shooting Outside Of Tupac Shakur Murder Trial In Las Vegas The Tupac Shakur murder trial started in Las Vegas this week, as Duane "Keefe D" Davis stands accused of orchestrating the rapper's murder. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Nine Vicious Encourages "F*ck YSL" Chants At Show After Young Thug Spat Tezzus seemingly responded to Nine Vicious dissing YSL, which is a sad development for Young Thug's roster of up-and-coming artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's New Album "All Eyes On Shiest" Debuts In Billboard's Top 10 With 51K album-equivalent first week units sold, the new album "All Eyes On Shiest" shows Pooh Shiesty still moves the needle behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2026
Music Coi Leray Says Producers Are Ruining Rap Right Now A question about what is hurting Rap albums led Coi Leray to call out detached production and a lack of real collaboration. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026