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Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Bold Prediction For Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Sales Drake is preparing to release his new album "ICEMAN," though according to DJ Akademiks, it may not arrive as soon as fans hoped. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Burna Boy Offers To Cover Funeral Costs For Children Killed In Stockton Mass Shooting Three children and one adult were shot and killed during an attack at a birthday party in Stockton, California over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Drake Left Off Spotify's Top Albums List As Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dominate Spotify Wrapped is officially here, and as you can imagine, it has created another divide between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Numerous Old Drake Hits Land On Apple Music’s Year-End Chart Drake's classics continue to impress as he prepares to unleash his highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Relationships Rihanna Appears To Get Testy With A$AP Rocky At The Gotham Awards Fans have been debating whether Rihanna was actually mad with A$AP Rocky when she wanted to leave the event. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Ray J Puts Jay-Z & Beyonce On Blast For Allegedly Ignoring Brandy On Tour Recently, Ray J shared a message for Jay-Z and Beyonce, even though he knew his sister Brandy wouldn't approve. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music POORSTACY's Family Disputes His Cause Of Death As 911 Audio Surfaces POORSTACY passed away after an incident at a hotel room in Boca Raton on Saturday and an investigation remains ongoing. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent Slams Jane Doe As A “Hoe” Amid Diddy Docuseries Scrutiny 50 Cent opened up about his new docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," during a recent interview with "GQ." By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Claps Back At Cousin Daz Dillinger Over Shady Death Row Allegations Daz Dillinger recently accused Snoop Dogg of kicking him off Death Row Records for refusing to give up his publishing rights. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Spotify Wrapped And Claims One Final Victory Lap Kendrick Lamar dropped "GNX" at the end of 2024, and then went on to have the biggest year of his career so far. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Drake Beats Out Kendrick Lamar On Top Spotify Artists List Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been going back and forth since 2024, and the Spotify Wrapped numbers tell an interesting story. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Elicits Concern After Posting Suicidal Messages And A Photo Of Chris Benoit By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025