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Music Houston Rapper Judy World Dead At 28, Woman Faces Manslaughter Charge Court records show a woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with Judy World's fatal stabbing. By Erika Marie July 15, 2026
Music Drake's Triple Album Release Gives J. Cole A New Sales Record Drake just came through with three new albums, and by virtue of too many options, J. Cole has quietly earned a new record. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music DJ Quik Seems To Diss Drake With Edited "ICEMAN" Cover Art There have been many recreations of Drake's "ICEMAN" cover art, and DJ Quik added his two cents, showing he's not feeling the record. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Offers Boosie Badazz A New Deal Amid Interview Fee Debacle DJ Vlad spoke on Boosie Badazz fighting with Say Cheese TV's Shawn Cotton over Cotton's $15K offer for an interview, which Boosie declined. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music President Of OVO Sound Suggests Drake Might Be Dropping Again OVO Sound's Mr. Morgan took to social media to celebrate the release of Drake's three new albums: "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Drake Beats Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spotify Record With "ICEMAN" Intro Drake's "ICEMAN" boasts the second-highest debut for a rap album in Spotify history, and its intro surpassed Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Lil Baby Pledges His Allegiance To Drake And Gets Clowned In The Process Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" next week, and Lil Baby is out here pledging his allegiance to his frequent collaborator. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Diddy Was Allegedly "Jealous" Of 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.'s Friendship 2Pac reportedly viewed Diddy as a “corny executive.” By Cole Blake May 29, 2024
Music Diddy's Legal Team Addresses Bombshell Rolling Stone Allegations Diddy's lawyer implied the sourcing was "unreliable." By Cole Blake May 29, 2024
Politics Sheff G And Sleepy Hallow Attend Donald Trump's Presidential Rally Not the collab we saw coming. By Elias Andrews May 24, 2024