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Music New Footage Shows Lefty Gunplay In Custody After Arrest In Texas Lefty Gunplay, rising West Coast rapper, was arrested earlier today on a handful of offenses per multiple reports. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Joe Budden's Recent Lawsuit Threats When Joe Budden suggested that 50 Cent needed therapy for disrespecting Irv Gotti, he probably didn't expect to ponder on a lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Finally! Tasha K Reaches An Agreement With Cardi B That Wraps Up Their Defamation Lawsuit Saga Cardi B still wants her defamation judgement, but Tasha K secured an agreement that's less taxing on her financial strain. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Legal Team Seeks To Question Tory Lanez Over Defamation Lawsuit According to reporter Meghann Cuniff, Tory Lanez's lawyers do not oppose this move from Megan Thee Stallion's legal team. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Diddy Enacts New Defense Strategy That Takes Direct Aim At His Infamous Property Raids Diddy claims federal agents allegedly withheld evidence when obtaining search warrants for his properties. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Jay-Z Eviscerates Tony Buzbee's Lawsuit Against Roc Nation After Dropped Sexual Assault Case Jay-Z's lawyers claim Tony Buzbee has no evidence to prove that Roc Nation persuaded Buzbee's former clients to sue him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Lil Zay Osama Is A Free Man Again After A Brief Prison Sentence Lil Zay Osama has been released from prison after serving several months for gun charges stemming from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Reportedly Barred From Practicing Law In New York City After Jay-Z & Diddy Lawsuit Apart from the dropped sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy, Tony Buzbee had filed over a dozen cases against Sean Combs in NYC. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music R Kelly Leads Fans To A Social Media Roast Session After New Prison Photos Surface Some Internet users think that R Kelly looks stuck in the 2000s in these prison photos, whereas others don't believe this is actually him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Pop Culture Charleston White Celebrates Prison Release After Assault Charge Gets Dropped Recently, Charleston White hopped on social media to announce that he's been released from prison after his arrest this week. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Crime 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D’s Prison Fight Footage Shocks The Internet New footage from Keefe D's altercation behind bars recently surfaced online, prompting social media users to react. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025