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Music An Entire Kanye West Album Just Leaked Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025
Music Drake Confirms "PROJECT BOT" After Being Linked To Explosion In Toronto A huge explosion in Toronto caught many folks' attention last night, and Drake is letting fans know it's tied to his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Set To Perform In Prague Despite all of the cancellations, Kanye West is still trying to book more shows in Europe with his next desired location being Prague. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Original Content Top 25 Best French Montana Songs of All Time The greatest tracks of French Montana's career, thus far. By Alphonse Pierre September 15, 2017
Music The Weeknd Fuels New Music Rumors Amid Drake’s “ICEMAN” Rollout The Weeknd recently took to Instagram with a new post, which has fans speculating about what might be on the way. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Cardi B Vows To Never Perform In Atlanta Arena Again After Staff Fight Cardi B nearly axed her final "Little Miss Drama" tour stop in Atlanta last night due to State Farm Arena staff allegedly disrespecting her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Fans Turn On Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Snitching Allegations Pooh Shiesty was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane to get out of his 1017 contract. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Pop Culture Chingy & Sidney Starr: How A Lie Derailed The Rapper's Career In 2010, Sidney Starr spilled the T on her relationship with Chingy, but it turned out to be an outright lie. By Tamara McCullough August 21, 2023
Music Ye Replaces Don Toliver On "Circles" With His Own Vocals Kanye is making updates to 'BULLY.' By Tallie Spencer April 02, 2026
Music Michael Jackson's "Friend" Comes Forward As Newest Accuser Michael Jacobshagen wrote a book about their "marvelous" friendship before these allegations. By Zaynab January 27, 2019
Music Drake Issues Blunt Response To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” On New Album Drake is facing things head-on. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025