“2026’s biggest album may come from his bête noire, Drake (OVO/Republic), who’s been teasing the release of ICEMAN for months,” the outlet declared. “When will ICEMAN cometh? Stay tuned.”

Of course, social media users have a lot to say about this take, and they’re sounding off on Twitter/X. “ICEMAN bout to freeze the charts again, 2026 already looking like Drake’s year fr,” one writes. “That’s what they say abt every Drake album, and it never fails to disappoint,” another claims. Someone else simply says, “Drake you need to drop this album please.”

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

At the time of writing, an official release date for ICEMAN has not been revealed.

Drake has been teasing the upcoming LP for over a year. Earlier this week, he shared a couple of cryptic hints at what’s to come on his Instagram Story. In doing so, he confirmed one crucial detail about ICEMAN: it will drop in 2026. He also sent a cryptic message to his enemies, indicating that he’s not messing around. “MAKE THEM CRY,” it read.

The Toronto rapper hasn’t been the only one teasing the album, either. Some of his peers have also teased the highly anticipated project, including Mal of the New Rory & Mal podcast, DJ Akademiks, and more. During an event this month, his collaborator Conductor Williams even spoke on the project, claiming that fans shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to hear it. “Ayo, however y’all feel about The Boy, ICEMAN is soon,” he stated. “Real soon.”

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Without question, the one that catches the most heat is his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy. It’s infamously known for being hilariously bad as it features 12 pregnant women in emoji form with a white background. The music on his fifth best-selling project of his career made up for it to some degree.

However, most fans of Drake of listeners of hip-hop would say that it’s easily his worst artwork to date.

It doesn’t help when there was plenty of other concepts that either fans or Drake himself showcased prior to its release. In fact, you can see some of them in this comment section from Joey, aka gothamhiphop on X.

But speaking of his post, he captured an interaction under a recent Instagram video posted by NFR Podcast involving a Drake and a fan. NFR hosts Lu and Anthony discussed what they believe to be some of the worst or the worst album cover ever, and this fan replied with CLB.

The 6ix God was taken aback by the person’s answer, so much so that he asked, “r u dumb lol.”

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When Is Drake Dropping ICEMAN?

This person wasn’t the only one to respond with this answer, as several others shared that opinion.

While Drizzy may find it to be a harsh critique, he does have the chance to redeem himself a bit. As most of you are probably aware, he’s seemingly really close to unleashing his ninth solo LP, ICEMAN.

He’s been teasing this body of work since last February when he was in Australia, although the title was announced a few months later in 2025.

But overall, fans have been dying to know when it’s actually coming besides being told the obvious 2026. Given the title, he’s only got a handful more weeks before winter ends, so hopes are high for it drop within that window.

But exactly when remains in question. There has been some industry chatter that it could release by Friday, March 6. However, that’s merely speculation right now.

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In a clip shared by No Jumper, he’s seen uncovering his face to reveal a massive, infected-looking lesion near his mouth. “It’s not that bad right chat?” he asked his viewers. “It’s not that bad?” While Frost is jokingly insinuating that he caught something from Powell, and leaning into rampant slut-shaming, this doesn’t actually appear to be the case.

The kiss isn’t the only moment from the stream that made headlines, however. Powell also took the opportunity to share the impressive amount of money she earns on OnlyFans. The number blew Frost away, and prompted him to admit that he’s never made that kind of cash so quickly.

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How Much Does Celina Powell Earn On OnlyFans?

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“That sh*t say $1.1 million,” he declared upon looking at her phone. “What the f*ck?” That number only reflected her earnings in the month of January, meaning the 30-year-old must have racked up some serious dough over the course of her career.

During the stream, Powell also opened up about some of her experiences with celebrities. When asked who she enjoyed sleeping with the most, for example, she delivered an NSFW response. “Young Thug,” she declared. “His d*ck is huge.” She added that she still has “flashbacks” of the experience, and that it was “great.”

Over the years, Powell has been linked to various high-profile men. This includes YBN Nahmir, NLE Choppa, Chief Keef, Lil Meech, Snoop Dogg, and more. She never holds back when it comes to exposing them when necessary, either. Back in January, for example, she put Offset on blast after he allegedly threatened her. “If ANYTHING happens to me OFFSET did it,” she alleged. “Tired of this grown man threatening me almost everyday and got me living in fear cuz he owes me 15K+.”

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He’s also been taking some pretty cruel shots at the G-Unit’s boss’s late mother, Sabrina. She passed in 1983 when Fif was still fairly young. But that hasn’t stopped King Harris.

The 21-year-old launched into a vulgar rant about her while essentially telling 50 to stay in his lane. “B*tch a*s n**** wanna say something about my mama, your mama dead as f*ck n****. Your mama dead as f*ck, go dig her up. Go dig her up. F*ck. Post a picture of your motherf*cking mama n****, she dead n****.”

Harris continued in part, “Pay respect, n****. Stop f*cking playing with my mama n****. N**** ain’t playing like that, n**** ain’t going like that n****. How y’all b*tch a*s n**** raised, I’m not raised like that. I don’t go, I’m not going about my mama n****.”

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But now he’s taking things even further by questioning Sabrina’s gender. Caught by Live Bitez, Harris took to his Instagram Story to share an old photo of 50’s matriarch in which she has shorter hair. On top of that picture he writes, “This yo mama or pops @50cent [thinking emoji].”

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Why Is King Harris Beefing With 50 Cent?

In a subsequent video, King Harris sounds like he’s nowhere near done directing posts at the New York native. “Alright. N****s wanna keep posting… alright, alright. I’m gonna hurt this n**** heart. I’m gonna hurt a n**** heart.”

Overall, if you haven’t been keeping up, you have missed quite a bit regarding this two-on-one beef. It all escalated last week after T.I. accused 50 Cent of backing out of a Verzuz battle. It’s been a point of contention in their feud for some time, but Tip bringing it back up reignited things.

Fif, who was already accusing his longtime foe of being a snitch, retaliated with a brutal photo of his wife Tiny. Since then, the beef has taken off adding King to the mix in the process, and it appears to not be slowing down any time soon.

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They insist that his persona is “intentionally provocative and thematically charged.” They also claim that calling himself a “Nazi” and “Hitler” was simply part of his artistic expression.

“The communications she challenges — creative directives, conceptual drafts, provocative imagery, marketing strategy and staffing decisions shaping a public-facing message — were not collateral to Ye’s art; they were part of its development,” they wrote.

Unsurprisingly, this argument has raised a lot of eyebrows. 50 Cent, for example, recently took to Instagram to share his take.

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Kanye West Legal Issues

“Now why the f*ck would the lawyer say that,” he asked, per Complex. “DAMN IT MAN! LOL.”

This isn’t the only legal battle Ye is currently wrapped up in, either. He’s also currently going up against a construction worker, Tony Saxon. Saxon alleges that he failed to properly compensate him for work on a mansion and subjected him to unsafe conditions.

Opening statements in their trial began this week. Milo Yiannopoulos even made an appearance outside the courthouse, coming to the Grammy winner’s defense. “He should have taken the quarter of a million dollars he was paid for six weeks’ work and run,” he said of Saxon. “For a while, he did for two years…until a law firm got involved. Now we are here trying to figure out if anything that Tony Saxon has ever said is true.”

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Some of her industry gal pals rushed to her defense while praising her new look. Spice did her best to ignore all of the chatter online but eventually snapped on those hurling those Ozempic rumors.

In an August 2024 X Spaces, she said, “I actually came on here to talk about that real quick. ‘Cause I was like, b*tch, I wish y’all never learned the word Ozempic. That’s one thing I wish. Oh my God! Like what even is Ozempic? What the f*ck is that? Genuinely, what is that?”

She continued, “You lazy a*s b*tches never heard of a gym? It’s called eating healthy. It’s called being on tour. Like what the hell. Maybe if I was sitting at home all day it’d be easier to stay big.”

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While she was putting a lot of work in physically during this stretch, Ice Spice was also fighting some inner demons.

In an exchange on X caught by Complex, a potential meme account responded to a video of her working out. “This weak a*s video just shows it was definitely from ozempic,” the person harshly wrote. However, instead of lashing out, Ice Spice replied honestly about why lost so much weight.

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Are Ice Spice & Latto Friends?

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“Na it was depression im better now tho [heart emoji].” It’s not all that surprising to hear considering how much can be on a celebrity’s mind. They are always busy with something whether it be interviews, traveling, performing, and etc.

Additionally, the hitmaker did admit in a 2023 interview with The Guardian that she deals with “having anxiety and stuff like that.”

But Spice’s beloved curves have been back for some time now, so it seems that she’s been in a better place than she was during this stretch in late 2024.

Perhaps part of that healthier head space can be attributed to her repaired relationship with Latto. For the better part of this decade, the Bronx and Atlanta products were subliminally (and not so subliminally) dissing each other. However, that all came to an end when they linked up for their “Gyatt” single last September.

They were seen in interviews with each other and speaking highly of one another. Spice did make an interesting comment on their beef in December, though. According to her, there was no smoke to begin with. “What made me want to squash it… It wasn’t no real beef to begin with, to be honest,” she said while answering a fan question on the matter.

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“Am I expecting some heat from these two? I’mma be honest with y’all, no. I know some of y’all think I’m just gonna be hating. No, I’m gonna call a spade a spade,” he explained, as seen in a clip shared by Akademiks TV. “This is two ice cubes linking up together, man. They might as well be in the freezer together. That’s a fact.”

“They better be driving to Gunna’s crib,” Ak continued. “They better put in the GPS, ‘Gunna Wunna’s crib.’ Straight up. […] This is damn near the ice bucket challenge. Y’all might as well just go to Gunna’s crib. Gunna got the sauce, I’m sorry.”

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Do Young Thug & Gunna Have Beef?

“Lil Baby don’t got no national hits right now,” he added. “This sh*t’s looking cold. Young Thug has the biggest fumble since he got out of jail. Biggest. We’ve never seen a fumble like this. From Gucci, to T.I., to YoungBoy, to Boosie. He did everything possible wrong and then dropped an album that was underwhelming at that.”

While Akademiks seems to think Lil Baby and Young Thug need Gunna to be successful, it doesn’t look like they’ll be collaborating again anytime soon. During an appearance on the Its Up There podcast back in September, the YSL founder provided fans with an update on his relationship with his former friend.

“I think I’m just in the unpacking phase,” he said. “It ain’t even about not f*cking with you because I want him to just understand why I feel like it shouldn’t happen again because I’m not gonna be able to look at you the same no matter what. We can get a trillion dollars together, I’m still not gonna be able to look at you the way I looked at you before we went to jail.”

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This second-degree murder conviction revolves around the fatal shooting of another young rapper, Adrien “Lil Bibby” Gainer. He was killed on February 25, 2019, practically one year ago on the dot. The scene of the crime was the New Hope Apartments, formerly the Hilltop Village Apartments.

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First Coast News additionally reports that 45 shell casings were found there per an arrest warrant. Said document also describes how Gainer was gunned down. It says that Robinson chased him through the apartment complex before shooting him at close range in the back of the head/neck.

Afterwards, Robinson posted pictures and videos on social media bragging about his action.

As we said, this sentence follows the life-ending one he received last October in his home state. Ksoo and his codefendant, ATK Scotty, were convicted of first-degree murder for the death of another MC in Charles “Lil Buck” McCormick.

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Ksoo’s Father Receives Charges

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In that case, prosecutors accused them of exacting revenge on Buck who released a diss track against Ksoo’s late stepbrother.

This massive ordeal also roped in Abdul Robinson Jr., Ksoo’s brother, cousin, Leroy Whitaker, and his father, Abdul Robinson Sr. Jr. got the second most favorable result, as his plea deal reduced his sentence to 12 years. Whitaker was the unluckiest as he too was given a life bid.

Then, there’s Sr., who got out fairly unscathed after controversially deciding to testify against Ksoo. He identified the latter as the gunman and for his cooperation, he was given time served. However, if he didn’t, he was essentially facing life as he’s 54 years of age.

Previously, 60 years were on the table. After taking the stand in July, he reduced the max to 20 years. But while he’s not going to prison, Sr. still must complete two years of community control with electronic monitoring. After that is another three years of probation with special conditions.

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Allegedly, he told officials that he was in fear for his safety, and that James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond had ordered Lodi Mack’s murder. Jimmy Henchman is currently serving a life sentence for this, in addition to other charges.

“After further investigation, it was discovered that the phone used to place the anonymous tip was connected to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson,” it reads. “Jackson confirmed that he was the person who placed the anonymous call and that he was in fear of his life following the death of Lowell ‘Lodi Mack’ Fletcher.”

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Why Is 50 Cent Beefing With King Harris?

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“I got 21 question but just answer this one,” King wrote in his caption. “So who was ‘Lodi Mac’ Yall know? Whoever he was, after he died thats when freaky cent started to fear for his life. And…. well it’s up there. Is this who called my pops a rat wit NO BLACK & WHITE WELL HERES YOURS SIR.”

As for why 50 Cent and King are beefing in the first place, it all started when T.I. accused Fif of backing out of a Verzuz battle. He went on to drop two different diss tracks aimed at the mogul, and even took a shot at him about his mother’s passing.

In response, Fif dissed both King and T.I.’s wife, Tiny. This prompted King to get involved, and he’s been hard at work trolling ever since. He went after 50 Cent on a diss track of his own, too, “Made Man.”

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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman also says that d4vd is alleged to have possibly committed one count of murder. It’s worth clarifying though that the “There Goes My Baby” artist has not been charged nor arrested.

This update came to light after the initially sealed filings from this case which have been submitted in California, made their way to a Texas court, therefore unsealing them.

In addition, this seems to be an effort to force the Burke family’s hands. d4vd’s (David Anthony Burke) mother, father, and brother have been arguing against testifying.

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When Did Celeste Rivas Go Missing?

Earlier this month, they argued that the request for them to appear in court violated their due process rights. Specifically, they claimed they received redacted versions of the affidavits. They were used to support a lower Texas court’s order that previously attempted to summon them.

But now that d4vd is the formal focus of this investigative grand jury, they may wind up having no choice.

As for the Rivas family, this may feel like a baby step into receiving answers they deserve. But it’s certainly progress and one that could speed things up going forward.

Celeste had been reported as missing from her Lake Elsinore, California home in April 2024. The search came to a horrifying end last September when Celeste’s remains were found in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to d4vd.

In the months following this revelation, authorities and netizens were trying to piece together how the underaged Celeste could be connected to the superstar. It seems the grand jury has discovered that coveted information and they will do what they can moving forward.

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