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Music Max B Places Himself Behind Biggie, Jay-Z, & Nas In Top NY Rap Debate Rapper Max B stirred the pot when he placed himself among New York Rap greats while dissing Big Daddy Kane. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Projected To Dominate Billboard Hot 100 Next Week Are you surprised? By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music Russell Simmons Explains Why He's Named In Epstein Files The former record executive was one of dozens of celebrities named in the files, and he's defending himself against rumors. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Akademiks Calls Out "ICEMAN" Takes From Joe Budden & Charlamagne DJ Akademiks didn't address Ebro, another Drake critic in hip-hop media, when assessing Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God's "ICEMAN" takes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Chris Brown Lands 13th Top 10 Album On Billboard With "BROWN" Chris Brown's new album will be followed by his joint tour with Usher, which should also be a commercial success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Mal Laughs At Rick Ross After Retracting Diss To His Brother Biggs Burke Rick Ross has been beefing with Rory and Mal over their "glaze" of Drake, and he roped in Mal's brother Biggs Burke to mixed results. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music 1900Rugrat Accuses Drake Of Stealing "Little Birdie" Beat For "ICEMAN" 1900Rugrat took to social media to share alleged DMs with Drake and claim he gave the Toronto superstar unreleased music ahead of "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro "Make Them Cry" Aiming For No. 1 Billboard Debut Whenever Drake lands his next No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 record, the cover art for his new album "ICEMAN" will make even more sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Politics Scarface Goes Off On The White House Using Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Art Scarface couldn't believe the White House hopped on Drake's "ICEMAN" rollout, alleging they turned it into a celebration of "white power." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Drake Reveals “FOMO” As Self-Funded Film About One Wild Summer The upcoming FOMO film gives Drake another ambitious visual project while he pushes back on claims that music videos no longer matter. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Roasts Kendrick Lamar's "So Good" Collab With Jhené Aiko DJ Akademiks has been criticizing Kendrick Lamar as of late, and he got a new song this week to channel that criticism towards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Shows Off Gun Collection In Response To Meek Mill Meek Mill has been going hard at DJ Akademiks for years now, and this most recent flare-up has the Lil Durk trial at its center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026