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Music Rod Wave Reportedly Arrested On Gun Charge In Atlanta Very few details about this alleged arrest have surfaced at press time, which sadly is not Rod Wave's only legal debacle these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update Suggests Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" album is off the charts right now, and DJ Akademiks cannot help himself with the updates. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026
Music Drake Cheekily Responds To "Ebro In The Morning" Cancelation On Hot 97 Ebro has been very critical of Drake in the past, so this "In The Morning" cancelation on Hot 97 is likely good news for OVO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music GloRilla Shows Off Incredible Gym Progress, And Fans Are Taking Notice GloRilla has been taking a bit of a break from music to go all out in the gym, and the progress is becoming noticeable. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
TV Charlamagne Tha God Unleashes On Jack Harlow's Neo-Soul Album Jack Harlow's new album "Monica" is turning heads, and Charlamagne Tha God isn't exactly buying what is being sold. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
Music The Grammys Allegedly Reached Out To Drake For "ICEMAN" Submissions Drake has previously declined submitting his work for Grammys consideration on multiple occasions, and UMG is allegedly pushing for a change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Mariah The Scientist Clarifies Song Lyrics As Fans Debate The Meaning Of "Burning Blue" Mariah The Scientist wants fans to simply enjoy her music and stop trying so hard to dissect the meaning of her lyrics. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Promises New Details Of Diddy’s Child With 2Pac’s Ex, Never-Before-Seen Footage According to 50 Cent, he still has plenty of dirt on Diddy that didn't make it into "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Is Not Scared Of Diddy Being Released From Prison: "I Have Shooters" Andrew Schultz asked 50 Cent if he is worried about Diddy getting out of prison, which led to a one-of-a-kind answer. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Drake Fans Drag Lil Yachty For Linking Up With A$AP Rocky While Lil Yachty and A$AP Rocky share a friendship outside of the Drake context, tensions between all three make this moment debatable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Footage Emerges Of Lil Durk In Courtroom Before Not Guilty Verdict Was Read Lil Durk reportedly hung his head and began to cry when the court announced a jury acquitted him on all counts in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Music T-Pain Takes His Extremely Rare Koenigsegg Regera Out On Atlanta Highway T-Pain was spotted driving his black and gold Koenigsegg Regera through Atlanta traffic, one of only 80 ever produced. By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026