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Music J. Cole Clarifies Whether Or Not He Is Really Retired J. Cole says he'll still be working on music in other capacities despite planning to retire after "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fails To Drop New Album "Slime Cry" And Fans Are Devastated NBA YoungBoy has already had a massive year with a lot of new music, but a Thanksgiving gift would've been appreciated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Drake Sparks New Album Buzz By Liking Post About “ICEMAN” Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album "ICEMAN" doesn't have an official release date, but it's expected to drop sometime this year. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Plays Drake’s Leaked “ICEMAN” Track Featuring Pressa On Stream According to DJ Akademiks, the Drake and Pressa song that leaked over the weekend is called "National Treasure." By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Offset Confronts Rumor He Fell Out With Quavo Over Saweetie During a recent podcast appearance, Offset decided to set the record straight about some longstanding rumors once and for all. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Pooh Shiesty And Big30 Pooh Shiesty was arrested on Wednesday in Dallas by the FBI with the reasoning being unknown. Now, we have a surplus of information as to why. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Drake Asks UMG To Provide Any Documents Related To Domestic Violence Claims Against Kendrick Lamar Drake made the request in a motion regarding his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Original Content What Happened To Honey Cocaine? The once-Tyga-affiliated rapper, Honey C, has been rather silent since 2015, apart from a release in 2018. Where is she now? By hnhh January 18, 2021
Music Top5 Reveals He Posted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Because Of Drake’s Ultimate Betrayal Drake recently promoted Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story and it didn't sit well with Top5. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Drake Disses Journalist Rob Markman With Resurfaced Clip of Tory Lanez Rapping Lil Wayne During Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle, Rob Markman revealed being contacted to be paid for a certain review of Drake track. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Kevin Gates’ New Track “F*k Em” Has Fans Convinced He’s Aiming At Boosie Badazz Kevin Gates may have just reignited his rumored feud with Boosie Badazz after fans claim his new song “F*k Em” contains subliminal shots. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025