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Music Drake Affiliate All But Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Release Date Drake cannot wait to drop "ICEMAN," and according to one producer, there is a fairly large release window. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music d4vd On Track To Be Indicted In Celeste Rivas Case d4vd was named as a suspect in the murder of teen Celeste Rivas last month, with a second, unidentified suspect also in the mix. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Drake Sets Up Recording Studio For "ICEMAN" In Houston Strip Club Drake was supposed to drop "ICEMAN" this year, but it looks like he still needs to put the finishing touches on his solo studio LP comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Cassie Hires Lawyers After Judge Lets Accuser's Lawsuit Proceed Former escort Clayton Howard was cleared to serve Cassie by alternative means with a lawsuit alleging sex trafficking, an STD, and abortion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Prosecutors Push For Kay Flock To Receive 50-Year Prison Sentence Beyond his legal situation, Kay Flock also recently generated headlines for dissing Young Thug from behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Says The Alchemist Postponed Their Album At The Last Minute Erykah Badu previewed new collaborations with The Alchemist while performing her musical special with Amazon Music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 29, 2025
Music Blueface's Mom Karlissa Saffold Calls His Prison Sentence The "Cost" Of Disrespect Blueface's mother Karlissa Saffold took to Instagram Live to call his time in prison karma for his disrespect of her. By Devin Morton August 27, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Reveals 50 Cent & Scarface Were His Earliest Rap Inspirations Freddie Gibbs is one of the premier gangsta rap voices of our time and we have 50 Cent and Scarface to thank for his career existing. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Drake Takes The iPhone's 8-Ball Pool Game Way Too Seriously In Viral Video The viral clip comes as Drake is traveling across Europe on his "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour with PartyNextDoor. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Hints Jay-Z Is "Working" On New Music Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek originate from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, New York, which Jay calls “The Real Hood.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Steve Lacy Was Delighted By Drake’s “Fragile Opp” Jab According to Steve Lacy, he grew up as Drake fan, so he thought the Toronto rapper's unexpected diss was "awesome." By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025