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Music Reason For Lil Woody's Arrest In Atlanta Finally Revealed Lil Woody previously made a number of headlines for his antics while testifying in the YSL RICO trial, last year. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Has Reportedly Been Diagnosed With PTSD, According To His Lawyer Marc Agnifilo revealed this during Diddy's sentencing hearing today, where his sons, prosecutors, and more are making their arguments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Young Threat, A Feature On Kendrick Lamar's "GNX," Was Hit With Murder Charges Young Threat was one of many Los Angeles-based collaborators Kendrick Lamar worked with on his 2024 album, "GNX." By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Lil Durk Secures $12 Million Lawsuit Victory Amid Murder-For-Hire Case The court dismissed a $12 million lawsuit against Lil Durk over claims that he and his team messed up an investment deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Jail Informant Claims Lil Durk's Alleged Hitman Confessed To Murder-For-Hire Plot These allegations against Lil Durk are related to the arrests of Preston Powell and Anthony Montgomery-Wilson over Stephon Mack's death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Goes After His Ex In Court After Life Rights Battle Leads To A Loss A judge blocked 50 Cent's default judgement against his ex Shaniqua Tompkins earlier this month, and he refuses to take the loss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Original Content From Diddy To Weinstein: Sexual Misconduct Allegations Shaking Up Hip Hop & Hollywood The accusations keep coming. These 17 celebrities face lawsuits, criminal charges, or convictions for sexual misconduct. By Erika Marie May 13, 2025
Sports Stefon Diggs Sues Christopher Blake Griffith For Sexual Assault Claims Cardi B's boo Stefon Diggs was accused by Chris Blake Griffith, a reported stylist and influencer, of sexual assault back in October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Suge Knight Theorizes Why Diddy's Peers Aren't Speaking About His Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight weighed in on Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York City while speaking with Aubrey O’Day. By Cole Blake June 18, 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 Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026