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Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim Hamad Clarifies New Dreamville Deal After JID & Bas' Sale Comments JID and Bas praised J. Cole for sharing a piece of Dreamville's UMG deal with its artists, and cofounder Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad explained it more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Domani Harris Dissects 50 Cent On New Diss Track “Ms. Jackson” T.I.'s son Domani Harris references 50 Cent's late mother Sabrina Jackson on "Ms. Jackson," the latest diss track in 50's feud with Tip. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Cardi B & Nicki Minaj React To JT’s Brutal Diss Track Yesterday, JT finally unleashed the Cardi B diss track she promised, and she didn't hold back in the slightest. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Responds To Dame Dash Claiming He Doesn't Own Rights To "Paid in Full" 50 Cent claimed he acquired the rights to Dame Dash's 2002 film to produce a "premium TV show" based on it. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Relationships DJ Akademiks Says He Understands Why Stefon Diggs & Offset Would Cheat On Cardi B Cardi B and Stefon Diggs ended their relationship just days before the Patriots played the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Gracie Bon Alleges She Cut Drake Out Of Her Life For Doing "Weird Things" At His Parties Gracie Bon has been going viral for her comments on "La Casa De Alofoke," which were mainly centered on Drake. By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Mass Appeal Drops Timelines For Nas, DJ Premier, Big L & De La Soul Albums The "Legend Has It" series already boasted new albums from Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and most recently, Mobb Deep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Relationships Latto Hilariously Reacts To 21 Savage Avoiding Kendall Jenner At All Costs Video of 21 Savage walking to his suite alongside Kendall Jenner sparked a lot of conversation online, including dating rumors. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music Police Reportedly Identify Second Suspect In d4vd & Celeste Rivas Case Reports named d4vd as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death, although no official documentation has come out to support this at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Everything You Need To Know About Roc Nation Distribution Service & Its New Dashboard Roc Nation expands with their new distribution dashboard. By Aron A. November 21, 2025
Music Jimmy Iovine Says Drake & Kendrick Lamar Benefit The Most From The Streaming Model Despite Drake and Kendrick Lamar's success, Jimmy Iovine says that streaming services are "minutes away from being obsolete." By Cole Blake February 04, 2026