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Music Drake Reveals His Father Dennis Graham Has Cancer On New "ICEMAN" Track During the first track played during the "ICEMAN" live stream, Drake revealed that his father Dennis Graham is battling cancer. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Yung Miami Heartbroken By Industry Switch-Up: "Left Me For Dead" Yung Miami is preparing her debut solo album, although it hasn't been easy, given the cold shoulder from the industry. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Chris Brown Isn't Worried About Mixed Fan Reactions To New Album "Brown" Chris Brown is used to catching flack at this point, but he thinks his new album "Brown" will eventually grow on people. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music Fakemink Hints At Potential Feature On Drake's New Album "ICEMAN" Fakemink and Drake linked up at Wireless Festival in London last year, so an "ICEMAN" feature wouldn't be surprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Cardi B Given Trial Date In Mic-Throwing Case Back in 2023, Cardi B found herself in the middle of a civil case after throwing a microphone at a woman at Drai’s Beachclub. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Takes Aim At Real Boston Richey On New Diss Track "Go Tati" Lil Tjay is back with a new song called "Go Tati," which appears to take aim at Real Boston Richey and the Tatiana Chanell situation. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Unleashes On Ebro After Being Named Complex's #1 Hip-Hop Media Personality DJ Akademiks and Ebro have never seen eye to eye, and on Tuesday, Ak was given a chance to continue the beef. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Drake Related Website Undergoes Massive Overhaul Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is just 10 days away, and with rumors of an imminent drop mounting, the artist has updated his website. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claps Back After Cam'ron Previews New Diss Track "Do The Dusky" Cam'ron and Dame Dash have been beefing for a while, and now, Cam is back with a diss track, "Do The Dusky." By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Reginae Carter Explains How Lil Wayne's Lyrics Kept Her Out Of Private School Reginae Carter wanted to attend private school growing up, but as it turns out, that wasn't always a realistic option for her. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music 50 Cent Sued By Former Staffer Over Alleged Retaliation And Harassment The former staffer alleges that things crossed a line when she refused to carry out certain requests. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Shyne Honored With Key To The City Of Brooklyn Shyne will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album by performing in Brooklyn on May 2. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026