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Music A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty In A$AP Relli Assault Case The rapper hugged Rihanna and his kids when the verdict was read. By Elias Andrews February 18, 2025
Sneakers Off-White x Air Jordan 5 Spotted On NYPD Officer Escorting Luigi Mangione This cop's sneakers stole the spotlight. By Ben Atkinson December 20, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Sports A New Look In Leaked Image From Court Hearing NBA YoungBoy is staying in prison for a while. By Alexander Cole November 19, 2024
Music Alleged Court Docs Reveal Big Jook's Alleged Bounties On Young Dolph & Other PRE Members Big Jook's alleged hits were revealed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 06, 2024
Music Lil Durk's Lyrics Reportedly Removed From Trial Thanks To New Indictment Lil Durk's family previously issued a statement opposing the government's references to, and acquisitions of, the rapper's lyrics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Tay-K Found Guilty Of Murder, Acquitted On Capital Murder Charge Tay-K has officially been found guilty of the murder of photographer Anthony Saldivar back in 2017. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2025
Music Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims "Freak-Offs" Looked Consensual In Video Evidence The alternate juror in the Diddy trial also explained how prosecutors and defense lawyers showed very different clips of "freak-off" parties. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Unsolved Cases Of 7 Murdered Rappers As tragedies continues to rip through the hip-hop community, here are 7 unsolved cases of prominent murdered rappers. By Jhanaya Belle August 28, 2023
Relationships Yung Miami Shares That Her Experience With Domestic Violence Did Not Relate To Diddy During the Season 2 premiere of her "Caresha Please" podcast and a new PEOPLE interview, Yung Miami set the record straight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2024
Music Jay-Z Uses Diddy's Legal Trouble To Argue Against His Accuser's Anonymity Various Diddy accusers were not able to stay anonymous in court, and Jay-Z cited this in his defamation lawsuit over sexual assault claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Lil Baby Responds To Atlanta Police Trying To Connect Him To Two Teens Murder: Everything We Know So Far The rapper claimed he was "overly good," while his attorney called the Atlanta PD's statements "unethical and shameful." By Aron A. February 28, 2025