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Music North West Reveals Cover Art & Release Date For Debut EP North West is going to be dropping a new EP, and fans finally now have some cover art, as well as a release date. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music Fakemink Hints At Potential Feature On Drake's New Album "ICEMAN" Fakemink and Drake linked up at Wireless Festival in London last year, so an "ICEMAN" feature wouldn't be surprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Chris Brown Seemingly Shades Zara Larsson In Response To Pitchfork Review Pitchfork gave Chris Brown's new album its lowest rating of the 2020s. By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music NBA Ben 10 Breaks His Silence After Being Shot Last Week NBA Ben 10 was shot at a Houston restaurant last week and since that news, a lot has unfolded in the ensuing days. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finally Gets His OVO Chain From Drake DJ Akademiks has always been a huge Drake supporter, and that support paid off with some OVO hardware from the man himself. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music GloRilla's Sister Blasts Drake, Latto & Soulja Boy Over "GOMF" Diss Track Drake and Soulja Boy both showed love to GloRilla and Latto's "GOMF" track, which Glo's sister Victoria Woods was not happy with at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Defends Himself Against Fan Claiming He's "Washed Beyond Repair" Kid Cudi has always dealt with fan criticism over his artistic moves, whether it's relating to his music or endeavors in film and fashion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Five Things We Want From Drake’s ICEMAN With Drake's new album "ICEMAN" just weeks away, fans and critics everywhere are wondering what the 6ix God will bring them next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Sports Cleveland Cavaliers Troll Drake With "Not Like Us" & An "ICEMAN" Statue Following Game 7 Win As the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, the Cavs decided to troll Drake in a couple of unique ways. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music AllStar JR Denied Bond While NBA Ben10 Gets Discharged From Hospital Law enforcement authorities still haven't aligned with social media's assumption that AllStar JR shot NBA Ben10. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music RZA Gets Tested On His Knowledge Of Random Wu-Tang Clan Affiliates—There’s A Lot Not even RZA could keep up with the long-list of Wu-Tang affiliates. By Aron A. May 08, 2026