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Music Drake's Latest "Iceman" Milestone Doesn't Bode Well For The Album's Rollout Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "Iceman," but he has hinted at it dropping at some point this year. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Manager Responds To Reports That She Dropped Her Nicki Minaj's manager, Debra Antney, was reported to have dropped her over a difference in political views, but that may not be true. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026
Music Mero Trashes DJ Akademiks For His Attacks Against Hot 97 DJ Akademiks has been clowning Hot 97, Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and Mero for a long time, but especially after Mero took over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Blueface's Father Pushes Woman During On-Stream Argument At Rapper's Home It's unclear what went down during Blueface's livestream, but he had to take a moment to calm the situation down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Le'Veon Bell Claims Latto Is Setting A Bad Example For Women Le'Veon Bell reacted to Latto's pregnancy announcement being a part of the rollout for her new album "Big Mama," as well as 21 Savage rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Latto Addresses Drake Ghostwriting Allegations On New Song Latto and Drake have formed a close friendship in hip-hop via collabs like "Housekeeping Knows," but some fans remain skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect Reportedly Finalizing Plea Deal Cornelius Smith is the last murder suspect in the Young Dolph case following Hernandez Govan's acquittal and Justin Johnson's conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Chuck D To Gene Simmons' Controversial Take On Rappers Being In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Gene Simmons riled fans up with his bold take on hip-hop's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Chuck D is stepping to defend his genre. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music R. Kelly Accuser Reshona Landfair Speaks On How Dave Chappelle Skit Impacted Her By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Cardi B Tells Fans "Jump ICE" If Agents Show Up On Her Tour Cardi B delivered the commentary half-jokingly. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Big U Demands Names Of Cooperating Witnesses In Federal RICO Case If convicted, Big U could spend decades behind bars. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music d4vd's Family Fighting Back Against Testifying In Celeste Rivas Case The grand jury in d4vd's alleged murder case has already gathered several testimonies and now they are trying to summon the singer's family. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026