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Music Nelly Wants Court To Impose Sanctions On Ali Jones For Dropped St. Lunatics Lawsuit Ali Jones accused Nelly of unjust enrichment and copyright infringement, but the rest of the St. Lunatics distanced themselves from the suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Reportedly Takes Legal Action Against Kanye West Following His Wild Allegations Kanye West's obsession with Taylor Swift dates all the way back to the infamous 2009 VMAs, and has only gotten more complex since. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Ralo Calls Out Alleged Informants Snitching On Him And Leaks Paperwork Of His Accusations This might be a claim of double standards in response to people criticizing Ralo for recently linking up with Lil Woody. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Dr. Phil Explains Why Diddy's Defense Is Greatly Dependent On Trial's Jury Selection This appeared in TMZ's "The Downfall Of Diddy" documentary, which also commented on racial factors and assembled a mock jury with a verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Says He Will Not Retaliate Against Sayso P's Killers After Memphis Shooting Sauce Walka offered a heartbreaking tribute to his deceased artist Sayso P days after recovering from the shooting that took Sayso's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Wack 100 Alleges Adam22 Was Arrested By Feds After Podcaster Teased "Update" Wack 100 and Adam22 frequently work together, so fans were shocked when the former claimed Adam had been locked up. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music Big U Makes His First Federal Court Appearance After RICO Arrest Big U's RICO Case drew a lot of controversy for how it roped in hip-hop media such as Wack 100 and No Jumper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz's Boyfriend Shot-&-Killed During Her Mixtape Release Party Four people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the drive-by shooting at the Artis Lounge in Chicago. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Diddy Found Not Guilty Of Racketeering & Sex Trafficking Cassie, Convicted On Lesser Charges Diddy was facing charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation. Today, the jury gave their final verdict. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2025
Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Must Pay Megan Thee Stallion's Legal Fees For Disastrous Deposition Tory Lanez reportedly mocked Megan Thee Stallion's lawyer during a deposition related to her Milagro Gramz defamation case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025