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Music DJ Akademiks Unpacks Rumor That Drake's "Iceman" Is His Last Album Under UMG Considering the defamation lawsuit Drake is pursuing against his label UMG right now, this possibility makes too much sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
TV DJ Akademiks Responds After Joe Budden Gets Accused Of Taking Money From Kendrick Lamar Following some allegations from Daylyt pointed at Joe Budden, there is now a debate about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Fans Left Frustrated With Massive Ticket Queues For His Yankee Stadium Shows Jay-Z will be performing back-to-back concerts in celebration of his iconic albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Young Thug & Lil Baby Will End Up Like Pooh Shiesty DJ Akademiks criticized Young Thug and Lil Baby for "playing gangster" amid Pooh Shiesty's arrest for allegedly kidnapping Gucci Mane. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music J. Cole Provides An Update On The Status Of "It's A Boy" J. Cole recently spoke about his plans for the future of his career during an "AMA" with fans on social media. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Reacts To The Tragic Passing Of Lil Poppa Lil Poppa passed away late Wednesday morning, and his loss is weighing heavy on everyone from fans to veterans in hip-hop. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Drake Breaks Absurd RIAA Record On His 39th Birthday Drake keeps stacking commercial achievements on top of each other while fans patiently wait for his next album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music Drake's Father Dennis Graham Reveals He Doesn't Have Cancer Anymore On the opening track for "ICEMAN," "Make Them Cry," Drake revealed his dad Dennis Graham was going through a cancer battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Cardi B Mocks Nicki Minaj’s Message To Kulture With Backhanded Apology To Papa Bear Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's years-long feud was reignited on Twitter this week, and it got ugly, to say the least. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Dame Dash Reveals Why He Has A Problem With Cam'ron's Kevin Hart Interview Cam'ron has been going at Dame Dash recently and the latter is tired of his actions, including his question to Kevin Hart. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Hitmaka Talks "Privileged" Upbringing & Not Wanting To Be A Rapper Again He also joked about his Verzuz moment that was encouraged by Ray J and a little bit of Casamigos. By Erika Marie September 12, 2022
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026