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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 Prosecutors Fight To Keep Lil Durk's Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Kodak Black Artist Syko Bob Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence For Gun Possession The Florida rapper pleaded guilty in December of last year to a charge of gun possession, following a January arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 31, 2023
Music T.I. Continues To Troll 50 Cent, Wonders What He Was Doing In 2008 T.I. reflects on albums that were released in 2008 and wonders why 50 Cent wasn't included in the set of memorable drops. By Erika Marie July 08, 2020
Music GloRilla Shuts Down Trolls After Makeup Artist Posts Photo Of Her Without Makeup The makeup artist behind the viral photo caught wind of GloRilla's comments and fired back. By Caroline Fisher October 19, 2024
Politics Billy Porter Blasts Nicki Minaj Over Donald Trump Support In recent weeks, Nicki Minaj has been called out by Don Lemon, Trevor Noah, and more for her allegiance to Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Pop Culture Bobby Brown Suffered 2 Heart Attacks, Nearly Drank Himself To Death Brown says the weight of his daughter Bobbi Kristina's death drove him to drink "a lot" causing his organs to "quit on my body." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Original Content Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion Beef: A Timeline Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj have been feuding with each other for years. How did things get so bad between them? By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals ‘The Fall-Off’ Evolved Into A Double Album Following New Inspiration From Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef J. Cole reveals he became "incredibly re-inspired." By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music SZA Confirms She's Working On A New Album But Admits She's "Frazzled" New music from SZA may arrive sooner than fans think. By Tallie Spencer November 06, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison Over Fatal Car Crash D Dawg pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substances. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Alleged Lil Durk Snitch OTF Jam Caught On Camera Munching On McDonald's In Interrogation Room Reports that Jam was allegedly conspiring against Durk began to file in over the weekend. By Zachary Horvath October 28, 2024