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Music Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026.
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Music He's already shown that Drake gave him an iced-out chain, but now Akademiks has shared the moment he received the jewelry.
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Music Drake's "ICEMAN" boasts the second-highest debut for a rap album in Spotify history, and its intro surpassed Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
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Music Ahead of Drake's upcoming Billboard debuts in the United States for his "ICEMAN" trilogy, he just set a new milestone in the United Kingdom.
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Music Sadly, Hip Hop has lost one of its pioneers, as it's reported that Rob Base has died after a private cancer battle.
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Music DJ Akademiks clowned Jeremy Hecht for saying Drake should denounce the White House using "ICEMAN" as political propaganda.
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Music Rocky's April performance resurfaces and Drake fans have been going in.
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TV Fantano has been a hero and a villain on the internet this week.
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Sneakers An early Christmas present from Travis.
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Music Some fans were not impressed with the AI-generated video.
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Music Top5 beefed with Drake despite their initial friendship, which led Joe Budden and others to assume Drizzy was talking about him on "ICEMAN."
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Pop Culture Comedy legends Marlon and Shawn Wayans are weighing in about bad jokes at Kevin Hart's Netflix roast, and they agree some "didn't land."
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Erika Marie
