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Music Drake Paid For "ICEMAN" Rollout Himself, Says DJ Akademiks Akademiks was able to meet Drake for the first time after the rapper flew him out to Toronto on a private jet. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Drake Debuts "What Did I Miss" Live At Wireless Festival Drake's "What Did I Miss" addresses the aftermath of the rap star's battle with Kendrick Lamar. He doesn't name anyone. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Meek Mill Speaks On Going Independent And Confirms New Music Is On The Way Meek Mill discussed adjusting to life as an independent artist, saying that he wanted to do something we've "never seen." By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Ice Spice Hilariously Responds To Poop Fetish Allegations Ice Spice has dealt with bizarre rumors before. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2024
Original Content 10 Biggest Bad Boy Records Artists of All Time Here's a look at some of the biggest artists in Bad Boy Record's illustrious history. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023
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 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 Young Thug Begs God For Lil Durk’s Freedom Young Thug wants to see Lil Durk come home soon. By Aron A. May 14, 2026
Music U.S. Department Of War Uses Chief Keef's "Love Sosa" In New Ad Chief Keef has some pretty epic and hype tracks in his catalog and the U.S. Department of War decided to call on him for their new ad. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Drake Gets Stream Sniped By Fans During Surprise "ICEMAN" Live Session Drake premiered a fiery new song titled "What Did I Miss?" during this "ICEMAN" livestream, and dropped it just a few hours later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
TV "The Rap Game" Winners: Where Are They Now? A rundown of all winners of The Rap Game TV show, from Season 1's Latto to Season 5's Tyeler Reign. See what the artists have been up to. By Michael Lusigi May 17, 2023
Original Content Top 15 Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Take a look at some of the most twisted, horrific and cringeworthy moments in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2017