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Music “Views” Was The Moment Drake Stopped Trying To Be The Greatest Rapper Alive His first album post-Meek Mill beef proved that he didn’t need to rap to become the biggest rapper alive. By Aron A. April 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Mal Reveal Drake's Creative Process Behind "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks, Mal, BenDaDonnn, and more have had a lot to say about the direction of "ICEMAN," and Drake helped enlighten their reporting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Recalls When He Thought Drake Became The Best Rapper Alive Many hip-hop fans would call Drake as the best rapper going today but when he earned that title differs for many. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Teyana Taylor Stuns In A Nude Illusion Dress At Coachella Teyana Taylor attended the Revolve Festival at Coachella after earning an Oscar nomination for "One Battle After Another." By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music 50 Cent Clowns Gucci Mane For Allegedly Snitching On Pooh Shiesty Authorities arrested Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music TMZ's Harvey Levin Has Bad News For Drake As Lawyers Seek To Appeal UMG Verdict Drake recently had his defamation lawsuit against UMG thrown out, and to make matters worse, he is getting bad news from Harvey Levin. By Alexander Cole October 16, 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
Music Karrahbooo Slams "Lying" Lil Yachty, Says He Won't Let Her Leave Concrete Boys Karrahbooo recently took to Instagram Live to accuse Lil Yachty of some shady business practices amid her attempt to leave Concrete Boys. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Papoose Sets The Record Straight On Remy Ma Cheating Rumors Papoose stopped by "The Breakfast Club" with Claressa Shields and was asked about what really went wrong with Remy Ma. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Sports Bronny James Catches A Stray On Pooh Shiesty's "First Day Out" Pooh Shiesty wasted no time getting back in the studio for the requisite "First Day Out" single but its turning heads for a different reason. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Explains Why He Thinks Eminem Dissing Him Was "Amazing" Eminem famously mentioned Lil Yachty by name on his track, "The Ringer," which he dropped on his 2018 album "Kamikaze." By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music The Weeknd Reveals The True Status Of His "Retirement" The Weeknd is one of the biggest artists in the entire world, and months ago, he made it appear as though he was done. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026