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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
Music 6ix9ine Slams Jim Jones Over Treatment Of Mel Murda After Prison Release Last month, Mel Murda was released from prison after spending six years behind bars, and Jim Jones picked him up at a train station. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Ice Spice Sparks Hilarious Reactions After Throwing It Back On Kehlani Ice Spice and Kehlani linked up for a fun night out that led to the femcee twerking on the singer which has fans cracking jokes. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025
Music Drake Nearly Spits Out His Drink After BenDaDonnn Warns Him About Memphis Drake also provided BenDaDonnn with an update on when he's dropping his highly anticipated album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Ended His Longstanding YFN Lucci Beef Young Thug and YFN Lucci had been at odds with one another for several years, but the hatchet was buried this weekend when their LPs dropped. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Relationships Gucci Mane's Wife Reveals How She Handles His Schizophrenic Episodes Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles during his new memoir, "Episodes," which dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reveals Official Tracklist And Release Date For "The Leak$" People were speculating that Lil Baby was going to drop "The Leak$" August 15 thanks to an Instagram post. But we have a set date now. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Young Thug & 21 Savage Discuss Gunna & Unfoonk In Alleged Leaked Jail Call The massive wave of alleged Young Thug audio leaks continues as he supposedly discussed Gunna and Unfoonk's plea deal. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Drake Promises “ICEMAN” Live Stream Finale Will Be His Best Yet According to Drake, his "ICEMAN" livestream series "sounded like the perfect mix of risk and reward" to him. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out Over Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle DJ Akademiks reacted to Jay-Z dissing Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Dame Dash, Tory Lanez, and more with his Roots Picnic freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Hit Ray J With Lawsuit For Alleged Defamation This latest lawsuit against Ray J alleges that he's been "unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship" with Kim Kardashian. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Wack 100 Confronts Bodyguard Who Claims Busta Rhymes Is Gay The music exec doesn't believe it. By Elias Andrews December 05, 2024