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Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Wack 100 Expects Pooh Shiesty's Dad To Snitch On Him Pooh Shiesty's father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was arrested alongside his son for allegedly robbing Gucci Mane. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music The Weeknd Teases Unreleased Song During Rio Show Amid Album Rumors The Weeknd has been dropping some subliminal and not so subliminal hints that a new album is in the works recently, including this snippet. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Relationships Pardison Fontaine Covers Iconic R&B Song After Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson's Split Pardison Fontaine's post came after Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating in a statement on Instagram. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Chris Brown Goes Off On "Fake Woke" Female Critics Of His Usher Tour Chris Brown's history of domestic violence allegations and other controversies is leading to criticism of the hype behind his Usher tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Foogiano Shares Anti-Snitching Post After Showing Support For Pooh Shiesty Some folks believe Foogiano might be shading Gucci Mane regarding the Pooh Shiesty situation, while others think it's completely unrelated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music The Game Explains Backing Drake In The Kendrick Lamar Battle The Game has made his love and respect for both Drake and Kendrick Lamar clear over the years, but he can only pick one corner to support. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music USC Launching Class Revolving Around Travis Scott & Cactus Jack Travis Scott has built one of the biggest brands in music with Cactus Jack and now, USC students can learn how to create at this scale. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Ice Spice & Wendy's Tease Collaboration Following McDonald's Brawl It appears that Ebro may have been onto something when he said Ice Spice's fight at McDonald's was for promo because she has a collab coming. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Shuts Down Backlash After Bringing Child Out Onstage With Stripper For Snoop Dogg's entire career, he's been under fire from folks who believe he's giving the youth the wrong message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Shawn Cotton Reacts To "Petty" AllStar JR's Arrest Over NBA Ben 10 Shooting Shawn Cotton spoke on AllStar JR taunting and trolling NBA Ben 10 after the Houston shooting, and on AllStar's alleged pettiness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Dame Dash Berates Cam'ron For Becoming A Sportscaster Cam'ron recently made Kevin Hart walk out of an interview by clowning Dame Dash, and the former Roc-A-Fella executive is returning fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026