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Music PlaqueBoyMax Reflects On NBA YoungBoy Calling Out His "Slime Cry" Criticism PlaqueBoyMax is generally a big fan of NBA YoungBoy's music, but he drew YB's ire for not liking a particular "Slime Cry" album cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 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 Akademiks Details Meeting Drake For The First Time In Toronto Drake apparently sent a private jet for DJ Akademiks to visit Toronto and made sure he received the 6 God treatment. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Sneakers 50 Cent Isn't Happy With Tony Yayo For Spoiling G-Unit Reebok Sneaker Reveal The sneaker collaboration between G-Unit and Reebok was iconic in the early 2000s, and 50 Cent wanted Tony Yayo to delay its return's reveal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Chris Rock Claims He Dated The Same Women As Tupac According to Chris Rock, Tupac "didn't like" him because they were regularly involved with the same ladies. By Erika Marie May 15, 2026
Music Drake’s Bound To Break Yet Another Billboard Record With Three Album Releases One way or another, Drake's going to be doing numbers. By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Music Hook Music App Presents The Lil Baby "Mrs. Trendsetter" Challenge Lil Baby's "Mrs. Trendsetter" is going viral right now, and you can win $500 or a Nobu date night by getting in on the action. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finally Gets His OVO Chain From Drake DJ Akademiks has always been a huge Drake supporter, and that support paid off with some OVO hardware from the man himself. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Kodak Black Arrested In South Florida On Fleeing & Resisting Charges The rapper was taken into custody on Thursday, May 14. By Tallie Spencer May 14, 2026
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 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 What Time Is Drake Releasing "ICEMAN"? With Drake's "ICEMAN" coming out on Friday, fans have burning questions about when exactly the album is coming out. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026