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Music Toronto's Fire Department Is Melting Drake's "ICEMAN" Installation Fans finally found the release date for Drake's album, "ICEMAN," buried within the ice on Tuesday afternoon. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Music Chris Brown Given Suspended Prison Sentence In London Nightclub Case Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray back in July stemming from his London nightclub case, and today, he received his prison sentence. By Alexander Cole October 26, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Wants To Run For Mayor Of New York City It looks like A$AP Rocky could be eyeing a career pivot following the release of his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Cam'ron Reveals Another Cameron Giles Has Been Receiving His Publishing Checks Cam'ron revealed an eye-opening story about a man with the same legal name as him who has been cashing his checks for years. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026
Politics Cardi B Cans Feud With Trump Advisor Over Nicki Minaj Bot Claims Out Of Paranoia Cardi B got roped into a report about Nicki Minaj's political posts being amplified by bots by a Trump advisor who claimed she was involved. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music Suge Knight Among Witnesses Listed In Keefe D's Tupac Murder Trial More than 200 potential witnesses, including Suge Knight, could be called as prosecutors prepare to try Keefe D in Tupac Shakur's murder case. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026
Numbers New York City Hip-Hop Anthems Surge On Spotify Following Knicks Championship The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and now, New York City hip-hop anthems are having a major resurgence. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Unleashes On Kai Cenat Over His “Hate Wall” Soulja Boy is almost always beefing with someone, and this week, he appears to have set his sights on Kai Cenat. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Tyla Denies Stealing Yung Miami's Song For "Chanel" Yung Miami went off on Tyla back in October of last year for allegedly stealing her ideas for the singer's "Chanel" single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2026
Music Hook Music App Presents The Lil Baby "Mrs. Trendsetter" Challenge Lil Baby's "Mrs. Trendsetter" is going viral right now, and you can win $500 or a Nobu date night by getting in on the action. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Original Content Brent Faiyaz's Best Collabs Brent Faiyaz has been a part of a number of iconic collaborations throughout his career. We're taking a look at the biggest ones yet. By Caleb Hardy May 16, 2023