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Music Drake Co-Signs BigXThaPlug Ahead Of New Album, "I Hope You're Happy" Drake is working on an upcoming album of his own, having dropped two singles for "Iceman" in recent months. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Johnny Manziel Suggests At The Release Date For Drake's "Iceman" Album Drake has already released two singles from his upcoming album, "Iceman," having dropped "What Did I Miss?" and "Which One." By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Chris Brown Laughs Off TikToker's Cocaine Accusations & Apologizes For The Disappointment Chris Brown released a new single, "It Depends," featuring Bryson Tiller, whom is also on the Breezy Bowl XX Tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Found Liable For Defaming Megan Thee Stallion, Damages Revealed Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against Milagro Gramz has come to an end, and Meg has taken a victory with Milagro being found liable. By Alexander Cole December 01, 2025
Music Eminem’s Publisher Slams Meta Amid Legal Battle Over Alleged Copyright Infringement In May of this year, Eminem's publishing company Eight Mile Style hit Mark Zuckerberg's Meta with a lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Stirs Controversy By Supporting Donald Trump’s Granddaughter Kai Recently, Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai participated in a TikTok trend featuring Nicki Minaj's hit, “Beez In the Trap." By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Says Patti Labelle Can’t Sing Kevin McCall has been back in the headlines this week after placing blame on Chris Brown for his financial issues. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Relationships Gucci Mane's Wife Reveals How She Handles His Schizophrenic Episodes Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles during his new memoir, "Episodes," which dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Receives Key To Atlanta In The Middle Of His Show NBA YoungBoy joins Ludacris as the only other rapper to receive this high honor in the city of Atlanta, with Luda doing so in 2004. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Puts Desiree Perez On Blast Amid Reports Of Potential Home Seizure It was recently reported that Nicki Minaj could lose her home as a result of a $500K unpaid default judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Dave Free Allegedly Complained To DJ Akademiks About Drake Spreading Paternity Rumors DJ Akademiks went off on TDE on X (formerly Twitter), sharing insight into several behind the scenes conversations. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Drake’s “What Did I Miss?” Makes Impressive Billboard Hot 100 Debut In Drake's latest single, he addresses the people who turned their backs on him amid his viral beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025