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Music Drake Is Reportedly Preparing To Take Aim At Kendrick Lamar With "ICEMAN" Tour According to DJ Akademiks, Drake is readying his highly anticipated ninth studio album, and has big plans for 2026. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Drake Dodges Water Bottles & Toilet Paper During London & Amsterdam Concerts Drake has been performing on the "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour ahead of the release of his next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Diddy Argues He Had "Mental Condition" That Caused Him To Commit Alleged Crimes With time running out for Diddy before his trial, he's trying to put forth what prosecutors feel is an insignificant argument. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Proves She Wrote Diss Lyrics To JT Herself After Joe Budden’s Ghostwriter Claim Cardi B’s sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, achieved platinum certification by the RIAA on its release day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Relationships DJ Akademiks Says He Understands Why Stefon Diggs & Offset Would Cheat On Cardi B Cardi B and Stefon Diggs ended their relationship just days before the Patriots played the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Last "Grand National" Show In North America Was As Great As You'd Expect Before hitting Europe later this summer, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard ended their North American leg with a wondrous display of balance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Ann Marie Shuts Down HIV Rumors With A Firm Rebuke On Instagram The drama stems from a resurfaced video of police officers speaking with Ann Marie about a dispute back in 2020. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Drake's Latest T-Shirt Reads Like A Subliminal Dig At Kendrick Lamar Fans With the Kendrick Lamar beef, UMG suit, and a majority of listeners not messing with his recent output, Drake has faced a great deal of hate. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Relationships Latto & 21 Savage Allegedly Spotted On Vacation Together After Years Of Dating Rumors Latto and 21 Savage have done an impeccable job at keeping their rumored romance on the down low, but it appears they've been caught. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Believes Diddy Sent Him A Bouquet As A Warning Shot For Documentary Diddy's legal reps have already accused 50 Cent and the producers of getting documentary footage illegally, so maybe Fif is on to something? By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Threatens To Expose Jay-Z, Roc Nation & Its CEO Desiree Perez Nicki Minaj most recently took purported shots at Jay-Z, Desiree Perez, Roc Nation, and the NFL on her "Banned From NO" remix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025