For those unaware, the music critic behind The Needle Drop claimed ICEMAN would come out this week, which many fans questioned. Many doubted he had sources to go off of considering Drake’s beef with Anthony Fantano for his criticisms. But others took this as a possible joke about all the ruckus around the LP. Either way, Akademiks did not hold back against Fantano in a new tweet.

“Fantano u a b***h a** n***a and n***as fed u wrong info like b4 when yall said he had a 11 year old daughter,” he wrote, calling back to the Kendrick Lamar battle. “Sent it out for suckas like u to bite. ICEMAN.. SO SOON… don’t blink.”

“Ice Man this .. Ice Man that… every body just stfu and watch this movie play out,” the commentator wrote previously. “Enjoy the process as fans like me. Even if u a hater by now u done turned into a fan with speculating .” “I TOLD DRAKE DELAY ICEMAN A LIL MORE CUZ HIS HATERS BECOMING DELUSIONAL!” he added later. “DRAKE DERANGEMENT SYNDOME!! THEY MAD THEY GOT NOTHING TO HATE ON.. SO THESE F**K N***AS JUST MAKING UP FALLACIES. WITH THAT SAID. ICE MAN… SO SOON. STAY ALERT!!!!!!!!!”

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When Is Drake Releasing ICEMAN?

Drake still hasn’t confirmed ICEMAN‘s release date, but his recent controlled explosion in Toronto (presumably for a music video shoot) points to the full-length being around the corner. Still, with so much speculation going around, it seems like the fans and commentators themselves are turning on each other for their updates.

In any case, we will soon see how all of this pans out. Maybe we get a drop later in April, maybe it’ll be a summer release, or maybe we have to wait even longer for whatever’s next.

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Because of this alarming news, it seems like his labels and publishers are backing out of their deals. The latest entities to drop him are Sony Music Publishing and The·Team, according to Billboard.

Although, it sounds like both companies went their separate ways with d4vd some time ago. They report that a timeline is unknown to them so this could have occurred in the earlier stages of this murder case.

The Queens born performer was partnering with Sony Music and The·Team for touring purposes.

And as we mentioned earlier, they aren’t the only imprints removing the 21-year-old from their rosters. His labels, Interscope and Darkroom Records, scrubbed d4vd’s profiles clean from their websites.

Billboard says they did reach out to both outfits to see if d4vd is still under contract with them. However, they have not received a word back. Just like Sony and The·Team, we are unsure when they made this change.

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d4vd Arrested Amid Celeste Rivas Investigation

As for d4vd’s whereabouts, he’s currently inside the walls of the LAPD 77th Street Station Jail. He was admitted around 10 p.m. last night on suspicion of murder.

TMZ was able to acquire the footage of the “Romantic Homicide” singer’s arrest at his Hollywood estate. The video showed him being handcuffed with tons of police officers on site.

Moreover, he’s being held without bail. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says they’ll “review the facts and evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to file charges.”

His attorneys have since released a joint statement as they prepare to “vigorously defend David’s innocence.” “Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion.”

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“He didn’t want to pay me,” he told his followers. “So, I think I’m gonna make more money doing it this way. I’m editing my interview now.”

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Who Does Boosie Badazz Have Beef With?

Now, DJ Vlad has decided to share his side of the story in a new video. According to him, Boosie had been making $25K per interview, and he actually asked for a $10K raise. When he crunched the numbers, he quickly realized that if he paid him this much, he wouldn’t end up making any money from the interview. In some instances, he could even end up losing money.

“At the end of the day, I’m taking 100% of the risk,” Vlad explained. “So I’m like, ‘Listen, I cannot pay you $35K when I’m going to make nothing. Or maybe I’m going to take a loss.’ Boosie was like, ‘Yo, you’re being cheap.’ I said, ‘I’m not being cheap, I’m being put in a situation where you make all the money, and I make none of the money.’ It simply doesn’t make any business sense.”

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Boosie doesn’t appear to have any hard feelings towards Vlad despite the dispute, and Vlad says it’s mutual. In a follow-up video, he explained that he’d like to be able to work things out with the Louisiana-born performer and do more interviews in the future.

“I haven’t said one negative thing about this man,” he noted. “Not one. Boosie’s dope, man. I love Boosie.”

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As shared on their Instagram page and caught by NFR Podcast on the social media platform, Mal specifically claimed this upcoming LP will have some of the 6ix God’s best rapping yet. While most of the conversations around the project concern its release date, the two commentators are keeping their focus on the music itself.

Rory asked if ICEMAN will be better than Take Care from what Mal has heard, which led to Mal’s assessment. “Let me say this: This is some of the best raps I’ve ever heard from Drake,” he remarked. “Just rapping. This is some of the best bars, best rapping that I’ve heard from him. But aside from that, just what he’s preparing to do, it’s crystal clear who the top dog is after this.”

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Elsewhere, Rory and Mal had another ICEMAN angle to speak on Drake over. They called out Anthony Fantano for claiming the album would drop last night (Thursday, April 16). “I don’t know why he said that,” Mal expressed. “I don’t know who his sources are, but his sources are wrong.”

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Drake’s Toronto Explosion

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For those unaware, Drake’s ICEMAN rollout recently got an explosive update. A huge controlled explosion in Toronto last night left many scratching their heads. Officials reportedly confirmed that this was for a production shoot under the title “PROJECT BOT.” Via Drizzy’s own Instagram activity, fans connected the dots and presumed this was for an upcoming ICEMAN music video.

Whether or not the “BOT” allusion refers to Kendrick Lamar botting allegations or a more general connection to themes of betrayal and coordinated hate campaigns on ICEMAN is a mystery. But it certainly lines up with the precedent.

When will Drake drop ICEMAN? We don’t know. At least, there haven’t been any confirmations or official updates at press time. But it seems like it’s arriving soon, and Rory and Mal’s discussion has fans incredibly excited for the astonishments we could receive soon.

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In February, he was pulled over for allegedly speeding. Per police bodycam footage shared by The Neighborhood Talk, the stop nearly landed him back in jail. The officer let him know that his license was suspended because he had some financial responsibilities that needed to be taken care of. He also let him know that he could have been arrested for this.

Fortunately, the situation worked out in Young Thug’s favor. Needless to say, fans are relieved. “He’s lucky he didn’t arrest him, he is on real strict probation,” one commenter writes. “The luck this man has,” another says.

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New Young Thug Snippet

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News of Young Thug’s close call comes just a few days after he graced the stage at Coachella and dropped a snippet of an unreleased track.

The snippet has fans divided. While some think his next project could be one of his best yet, others have their doubts. This includes DJ Akademiks, who shared his thoughts during a recent livestream. According to him, he still has love for the Atlanta MC, but simply can’t get behind what he’s hearing.

“We love you. I think you’re one of the greatest artists that has ever come out of Atlanta. This is not based on hate, but right now, n***a, you must be Stevie Wonder because you can’t hit a motherf*cking thing. You seem blind. That ain’t it,” he said. “He dropped a snippet. This sh*t was garbage. I know Charleston White can’t see in one eye. Young Thug can’t hear in one ear.”

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According to the outlet, security footage from inside the location is from Wednesday (April 15). In it, you can see a woman approach the rapper and a friend, seemingly trying to sit down with them. They seemingly got into an argument over where they’re from, and then the fan attacked Spice. Onlookers and her friend tried to separate the two, but things didn’t stop there.

In another video shared by the publication, you can see the femcee argue with a man outside the restaurant, which then led to a brawl in the street. The context of all this is very unclear, and it seems like things went left quick.

Following this, the “Naked” collaborator’s attorney Bradford Cohen reportedly issued a statement to TMZ. “The unprovoked attack on my client has been reported to the LAPD and we will be pursuing any and all avenues to hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions, including criminally and civilly,” the statement reportedly reads. “We are also exploring holding the location responsible for their lack of appropriate security.”

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Ice Spice’s McDonald’s Fight

Also, the outlet reportedly spoke with Vayah, the woman that fought with Ice Spice at the McDonald’s. She reportedly claimed Spice rudely called her a “b***h” when she tried to show her love, which is why she attacked her.

We will see if this leads to any significant legal action or more updates on the matter. Hopefully nothing too dangerous went down here. As fans scrutinize what they saw, they wonder if Spice or Vayah have anything else to say about it.

Elsewhere, Ice Spice is speaking on weight loss speculation and navigating other gossip rumors about her personal life. This new video doesn’t bode well for the gossip train moving forward. Whether she addresses it or not, at least nothing more serious seems to have emerged from this.

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In the midst of this jumping, he managed to pull out a gun and fire some shots at his attackers. Whether or not Ben 10 was one of those assailants remains to be seen. Nonetheless, he was struck by the gunman, along with one other man.

Both were sent to the hospital and were reported to be in “very critical condition” by Lieutenant R. Wilkins. But even though NBA Ben 10 is still recovering, he’s not stressing over his situation.

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As caught by No Jumper, he posted this message. “Getting shot !??! ok ian trippin. we serve TWO different Gods must be [laughing emojis]… My FATHER TOLD ME MY TESTIMONY ALREADY [laughing emojis] LIFE SUPPORT HAS NEVER BEEN UP A OPTION!”

He continues, “I BEEN UP JUST ON GODS TIMING RN! #CRAZYMAN i thug every night just to go to CHURCH ON THA FRESH SUNDAY. to the YOUTH MAKE THIS GOOD FRIDAY COUNT!”

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NBA Ben 10 AllStar JR Beef

NBA Ben 10 also posted a video of himself eating some breakfast in his hospital bed. He captioned the clip, “god got me, my nuts literally hang to the flow [ninja emoji]! [middle finger emoji] wrong with a n**** [ninja emoji].”

Overall, it’s good to see that he’s doing well and keeping a positive mindset. But this message can also be viewed as a response to all of the taunting from AllStar JR. The Detroit rapper has been dissing him on wax and teasing him being shot by promoting a $10,000 challenge.

He also has suggested that he was allegedly the one who shot NBA Ben 10 and was the person getting jumped. His post of him in a jewelry store raised eyebrows earlier this week. “Had To Shoot To The D And Get New Ice Cuz My Mans Ben 10 Took Some Of My Stuff To The Hospital With Him,” he captioned the upload.

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“I don’t really care about what people do in their off-time, but when you wanna just openly admit at 40-something that you’ve been sucking d**k when you was a teenager, I can’t really rock with you,” Cam explained. “‘Cause you wanna be gay when you wanna be gay when it’s convenient.”

“I don’t have nothing against gay people, but how you just gonna make yourself gay when s**t ain’t going right?” he added. “Said you was sucking your cousin’s d**k when you was little, and not once, you was randomly sucking his d**k consistently.”

Cam’ron later admitted during an episode of Talk With Flee that he’d received a fiery message from Ye in response. He made it clear that he still stands by what he said, despite being labeled a bully. “I don’t get that,” he said. “Somebody comes out and says something. I say something about what they said, and now I’m the bully.”

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50 Cent Trolls Floyd Mayweather

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Now, 50 Cent has taken to social media to share his take on all of this. Earlier today, he shared a video of Cam discussing Ye’s message. He’s siding with the rapper-turned-podcaster, even though they’ve had their differences in the past.

“Yeah you can’t suck d*ck for 6 years and not be gay,” he wrote on Instagram. “WTF is going on with Ye LOL.”

Ye isn’t the only person Fif has trolled recently, however. He also took aim at Floyd Mayweather this week with a now-deleted Instagram post, referencing reports that the IRS hit the boxer with a $7.3 million tax lien. “Damn Champ popped and panicking,” he reportedly wrote. “I told him let me read the contracts you can’t trust them. AI’s a f***ing Harvard graduate they will knock the money off right in front of you fool. SMH now look!”

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Release Date: April 17, 2026

Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Album: N/A

Quotable Lyrics from “Do It”:

N**** ain’t talkin’ ’bout nothin’, I got sh*t put up with this money, yeah
I know they hate my guts, same n**** can’t tell me how a hundred look
N****, I ain’t even gon’ cap, every ho who claim me, I done f**ked her, yeah
Big ol’ 4 time, if I can’t get pipping, I can’t go to clubs

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The singer’s attorneys have since come to his defense, vowing to “vigorously defend David’s innocence.”

“Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death,” they said in a statement shortly after the arrest. “There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion.”

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What Happened To Celeste Rivas?

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Amid all of this, Interscope Records has removed D4vd’s page from its website, per TMZ. Reportedly, he was listed on there at the end of February, and it remains unclear exactly when he was removed.

News of D4vd’s arrest comes roughly seven months after the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas were discovered in the trunk of his abandoned Tesla. The teen went missing from Lake Elsinore in 2024. Her cause of death has yet to be determined.

“D4vd has been informed about what’s happened,” a spokesperson said shortly after Rivas’ remains were discovered. “He is fully cooperating with the authorities.” The remainder of D4vd’s “WITHERED” world tour was later canceled as a result of the investigation.

Rivas’ brother told NBCLA in September that their family was aware that she allegedly knew D4vd. He alleged that when she first went missing back in 2024, she was on her way to see a movie with him.

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