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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 Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Issues Cryptic Warning Ahead Of Prison Sentence Last month, 6ix9ine was sentenced to 90 days behind bars for violating the terms of his probation. and he seems to have some serious concerns. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Uncle Murda Believes Jay-Z Is Going To Respond To Drake Drake had some slick lines for Jay-Z on his album "ICEMAN," and Uncle Murda believes this is going to lead to a response. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Is Reportedly Permanently Paralyzed After Houston Shooting AllStar JR recently received an aggravated assault charge for allegedly shooting NBA Ben10 at a Houston restaurant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music d4vd On Track To Be Indicted In Celeste Rivas Case d4vd was named as a suspect in the murder of teen Celeste Rivas last month, with a second, unidentified suspect also in the mix. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Catches Heat For Seemingly Shooting His Shot With Lay Bankz NBA YoungBoy reportedly tried to shoot his shot at Lay Bankz, and it went over about as well as one may expect. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Paul Wall Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rap Icon The journey of rapper Paul Wall, from Houston's underground to the world's stage, is a rhythm-filled ride through the world of hip-hop. By Jake Skudder February 06, 2024
Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026