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Music Blondy Of The Sequence Dead At 67 Cheryl "The Pearl" Cook recently confirmed the passing of her groupmate Blondy, revealing that she's "in shock." By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Fans Wrestle With Possibility That Drake Sampled The Weeknd On "What Did I Miss?" The Weeknd and Drake's relationship has been spotty throughout the last decade, but at this moment in time, things are far from friendly. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Ken Carson Confirms Release Date For New Album "More Chaos" Kai Cenat had previously drummed up excitement for Ken Carson's upcoming "A Great Chaos" follow-up album during a livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Oschino Fires Back At Jay-Z Diss Over Drake's "Make Them Pay" Beyonce, Memphis Bleek, and Roc Nation’s CEO catch strays in Oschino’s new freestyle. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music Tay-K's X Account Appears To Respond To Rumors Of His Immediate Release Tay-K is currently in prison until 2099, however, there have been numerous accounts online peddling theories of his release. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Drake Hit With A RICO? Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Lawsuit Against Stake, Drake & Adin Ross This one is just the latest in a series of lawsuits against the online gambling platform that Drake and Adin Ross have promoted heavily in recent years. By Aron A. January 06, 2026
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
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Shares Footage Of Drake Gifting Him OVO Owl Chain He's already shown that Drake gave him an iced-out chain, but now Akademiks has shared the moment he received the jewelry. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Streetwear Drake Wears Custom Chrome Hearts Hat To ICEMAN Video Shoot Drake was spotted filming an ICEMAN music video in Toronto, wearing a custom blue and white Chrome Hearts hat. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Original Content Kanye, Kendrick, & Kevin Gates: God, Grit, And The Gospel Of Rap Faith without a pulpit: How Kanye, Kevin Gates, and Kendrick Lamar turn Rap into a space for spiritual reckoning. By Erika Marie July 11, 2025
Music City Girls May Have Inspired A Rap Duo Appearing In "GTA 6" More details about "Grand Theft Auto VI" are coming in ahead of it's long-awaited release date on May 26, 2026. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025