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Music Diddy Receives New Release Date Following Prison Fight Diddy recently got into a fight at FCI Fort Dix, and as it turns out, his release date has been changed, yet again. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2026
Music Hit-Boy Says He Doesn’t See Himself Working With Nas Again Despite everything they accomplished together, Hit-Boy says there are deeper reasons he doesn’t see another Nas project happening. By Erika Marie August 25, 2026
Music How To Watch Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday, and the fans are excited to know how this is going to go down. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Reacts With Jubilation After Being Released Early From Federal Prison Pooh Shiesty had previously been convicted of firearms and drug trafficking charges. Last night, he was released from prison early. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2025
Music Fans Turn On Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Snitching Allegations Pooh Shiesty was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane to get out of his 1017 contract. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, August 21, 2026 Hip-hop albums will be in abundance tonight as Rapsody, Ken Carson, Denzel Curry, Thirteendegrees, and Mike Shabb are all dropping. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
Music Drake Suggests New Album "ICEMAN" Is Almost Here With Strong Message After speaking out about the "ICEMAN" rollout in a rare interview, it seems like Drake is kicking his new album into full gear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Has Arrived: Watch Here After months of anticipation, Drake has finally arrived with "ICEMAN" Episode 4, just a couple of hours before the album drops. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Drake's Triple Album Release Gives J. Cole A New Sales Record Drake just came through with three new albums, and by virtue of too many options, J. Cole has quietly earned a new record. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Drake Barks At A Goth Girl In 20v1 While Courting Adam22’s Wife Lena The Plug Drake had a very eventful Kick stream last night giving away $1 million for Stake's ninth anniversary, including flirting with Lena The Plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Receives A Warning From DJ Akademiks About Interfering With Drake's "ICEMAN" Release With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way, DJ Akademiks is feeling passionate about the release, as well as Kendrick Lamar's role in it. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Kanye West Shares Long, Heartbreaking List Of People Who "Betrayed" Him Kanye West is scrubbing away his legacy in real time, and this list of people is bound to hurt those close to him. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025