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Music Drake Hits Yet Another Impressive Streaming Milestone With "ICEMAN" Drake is currently on a mission with his new album, "ICEMAN," and he continues to break new ground in the streaming world. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Drake Likes Fan's "Make Them Pay" Breakdown About The Weeknd Diss The Weeknd was one of Drake's many targets back in 2024, and on his new album "ICEMAN," he seemed to take more shots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Cassie Accuser Cleared To Serve Trafficking Lawsuit By Alternative Means Sex worker Clayton Howard claims Cassie cooperated with Diddy to subject him to sex trafficking and accused her of dodging this lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music FBI Claims Gucci Mane Provided Statement About Pooh Shiesty's Alleged "Armed Takeover" We first learned about Gucci Mane allegedly informing authorities about Pooh Shiesty from an affidavit last week. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" Officially Debuts On Billboard 200 Official first week sales numbers for Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" are in after the deluxe's four new tracks reinvigorated the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Has Harsh Takes About J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" doesn't think J. Cole's album "The Fall-Off" is bad by any means, they spoke on common first-day critiques. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals The Release Date For "The Fall Off" With Gorgeous Teaser Trailer J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for years, and today, the artist came through with the album's official release date. By Alexander Cole January 14, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Disses NBA YoungBoy On New Song: "You Poisoning The Youth, Nothing Positive You Do" NLE is throwing jabs literally and figuratively in his new song and video. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Call Out ScHoolboy Q & Serena Williams In New “ICEMAN” Snippet Drake has been teasing his upcoming album "ICEMAN" for months, and it looks like it might be worth the wait. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Confirmed To Be A Visual Album Drake is set to take over the CN Tower on Thursday night as he prepares to release his brand-new album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music President Of OVO Sound Suggests Drake Might Be Dropping Again OVO Sound's Mr. Morgan took to social media to celebrate the release of Drake's three new albums: "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Pop Culture Marc Lamont Hill Addresses Melyssa Ford's Exit From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Melyssa Ford has been off of "The Joe Budden Podcast" since late August and still no one really knows why she's been absent or kicked off. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025