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Music Bradford Cohen Has Grim Outlook On YNW Melly's Case As He Awaits Retrial YNW Melly's future still hangs in the balance, but federal and state lawyer Bradford Cohen suggests that the end result could be bad. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Alleges Diddy Broke Into His House, Set His Car On Fire, And Left His Dog Terrified Kid Cudi alleges he and Cassie dated in 2011 while she was having problems with Diddy. Cudi began his trial witness testimony on Thursday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Assault Trial: ASAP Twelvyy Refuses To Interview With The Prosecution ASAP Twelvyy wasn't worried about the decision affecting his credibility. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Jury Sparks Controversy Ahead Of Gun Assault Trial The process has been criticized. By Elias Andrews January 23, 2025
Music Luce Cannon & Bricc Baby Reveal They Are Cellmates Amid Big U RICO Case Luce Cannon and Bricc Baby had both allegedly made comments supposedly connected to the Big U RICO case on the "No Jumper" platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Pregnancy Rumor Receives Massive Update While Cause Of Death Is Still Pending There are still a lot of unknowns in this Celeste Rivas/d4vd investigation, but one aspect of it was put to rest via a death certificate. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Aaron Hall Has Reportedly Been Located After Going Missing Liza Gardner sued Aaron Hall and Diddy for alleged sexual assault when she was underage, and had been trying to serve Hall since 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music New Footage Of 6ix9ine Being Released From Prison Hits The Internet 6ix9ine turned himself in earlier this year for a three-month prison sentence after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Kodak Black Hit With Drug Trafficking Charges In Florida Kodak Black was recently arrested in Florida, according to TMZ, and his lawyer Bradford Cohen has already spoken out. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Reportedly Wore A Wire To Aid His Trial But It May Backfire YNW Melly's case is already complex, but his path to a more lenient sentence may have just become more difficult and very unlikely. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Pop Culture Columbus Short Bizarrely Talks About Saving R. Kelly's Victims Fans didn't appreciate Short calling Kelly's victims "b*tches." By Ben Mock December 24, 2023
Life Lefty SM Shot & Killed In Guadalajara, Mexican Rapper Was Only 31 The foreign artist leaves behind a wife and two daughters. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2023