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Music French Montana & Max B Tease Kanye West Collab On New Album French Montana has worked with Kanye West in recent years, and it looks like they will get their own song with Max B very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Confirmed By Authorities The 25 year old rapper died in February, and authorities have given more details regarding the young artist's passing. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Sneakers Rihanna's Puma Deal Is Done And She's Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike Rihanna's Puma partnership has ended, and recent sightings of her wearing the Jacquemus x Nike Moon Shoe have sparked speculation By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Drake's Three New Albums Get Gargantuan First Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is leading the pack when it comes to first week sales projections, but "HABIBTI" and "MAID OF HONOUR" rank high regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Drake Unveils Tracklist, Features, & Cover Art For "ICEMAN, "Habibti," And "Maid Of Honour" Drake waited until the last moment to reveal the tracklist, features, and cover art for his brand-new album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Kanye West Earns His First Spotify Song With Over 2 Billion Streams Ye also recently shared a list of his European tour dates this summer. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Now Eligible For RIAA Gold Certification After First Week Sales Billboard hasn't confirmed the final first week sales numbers for Drake's "ICEMAN," but a few extra days of tracking at least got it to Gold. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music Cardi B Reportedly Sues Tasha K's Husband For Allegedly Hiding Her Assets This is part of Cardi B's ongoing pursuit of a million-dollar defamation judgement in her favor against Tasha K. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Saweetie Hit With $3M Lawsuit For Alleged Fraud After Cancelling Japan Shows A concert promoter alleges that Saweetie and her touring company ran off with a $100K deposit. By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music Stevie J Refuses To Switch Up On Diddy, Cuts Off Friends Who Did Despite many in the industry abandoning Diddy during his trial and following his conviction, Stevie J doubles down on his loyalty. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026