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Music Diddy's (Alleged) Dirty Deeds: Sinister Stories & Scandals Throughout The Years For decades, Diddy has faced rumors, allegations, and scandals. Some are more known than others, but they all placed him in infamy. By Erika Marie September 25, 2024
Music R Kelly Reveals Massive Streaming Income Despite Being Locked Up He still has lots of fans. By Elias Andrews December 03, 2024
Gossip Big U Accused Of Arranging The Murder Of Nipsey Hussle By Former Death Row Rapper SKG SKG is celebrating the recent arrest of Big U, who turned himself in but denied the RICO charges against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 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 Pooh Shiesty Hires Iconic Lawyer With Plenty Of Hip-Hop Clients Authorities charged Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint in Dallas, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
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
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Under Investigation As Judge Sets Retrial Date YNW Melly's attorney has reportedly been under investigation for 18 months for possible alleged witness tampering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Alo Bandz Death: Two Teens Arrested For San Diego Rapper's Passing A 19-year-old and 14-year-old were taken in by San Diego police for a shooting that took the rising San Diego MC's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 09, 2023
Music UK Drill Rapper Kay-O Sentenced To Life In Prison For Gang Murder Three other men were convicted of the crime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2025
Music Jay-Z Turned His Back On Beanie Sigel Amid Attempted Murder Trial, Former Roc-A-Fella Rapper Claims According to Oschino, "nobody flinched." By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2024
Crime "L&HH: ATL"'s Sas DeLeon Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Pimp Out Underage Girls He was taken into custody with another man. By Erika Marie October 17, 2019