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Viral Ice Spice's New Song For Upcoming "SpongeBob" Movie Has Reached Meme Status Ice Spice may have the next inescapable soundtrack hit on her hands with "Big Guy," which is for the next "SpongeBob" movie coming this year. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Drake Finally Breaks His 2020s Slump As "Janice STFU" Earns A Second Week At Number One Drake's "ICEMAN" has proven that the artist can still be a hitmaker, and the song "Janice STFU" is among his best of the decade. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Viral Drake's "Shabang" Remixed With "Hickory Dickory Dock" To Hilarious Results Even the most staunch Drake haters wouldn't call him a nursery rhyme rapper, except whoever put "Shabang" over "Hickory Dickory Dock." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Prosecutors Reportedly Want To Add More Charges Before His Trial Lil Durk's codefendant Deandre Wilson's team recently claimed prosecutors informed them of plans to add more incidents to the federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Disappointed When Drake-Given Nickname Isn’t Used At Press Conference Crolivia Chow wants some respect on her name. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Yo Gotti Signs Deal With Jay Z & Roc Nation Yo Gotti is the latest rapper to join the powerful lineup at Jay Z's Roc Nation. By Angus Walker December 15, 2016
Music Bhad Bhabie Nearly Slips Up On Stream With Alleged Revelation About Chief Keef Bhad Bhabie previously claimed to have allegedly had an affair with Chief Keef back in December of last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music “What Did I Miss?”: Drake’s "Iceman" Rollout, Wireless Festival & The Fight To Reclaim The Narrative Drake’s officially in album rollout mode, but "Iceman" will have to do more than address public fallouts to shift the narrative around his name. By Aron A. July 09, 2025
Music Drake Confirms That "Iceman" Is Dropping This Year A title that was once speculated by fans is now becoming reality as Drake has just said that "Iceman" is coming in 2025. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Sets New Record While Hitting One Billion Streams Kendrick Lamar and SZA's unprecedented success in 2025 doesn't appear to be showing any signs of stopping. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Jokes About Diddy Not Being "In The Closet" While Discussing Doc 50 Cent said he always had sneaking suspicions of Diddy when discussing his "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries on Netflix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains How Drake Inspired Him To Use A Teleprompter Lil Wayne was recently a guest on "Friends Keep Secrets," and it was here that he offered some insight on Drake's influence. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026