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Nine songs from Drake's Iceman debut inside the Billboard Hot 100's top 10, following the No. 2 peak of "What Did I Miss?" and the rapper makes history.

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Some broke new ground in terms of rap and rock collaborations while others had people calling out questionable lyric choices.

It Takes Two rapper Rob Base died at 59 after a battle with cancer. His music, made with his childhood friend DJ E-Z Rock, filled dancefloors.

Iconic '80s hip-hop rapper, Rob Base, died on May 22, 2026, after a "private battle with cancer," just days after he ...