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Music The Joe Budden Podcast Debates Whether Megan Thee Stallion's Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez Is "Overkill" It's a divisive topic for sure... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Trump Receives Sentence For Historic Hush Money Conviction Trump has learned his fate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2025
Music Big U's Massive 43-Count Indictment Unsealed The longtime alleged gang leader, Big U, is facing a number of charges after authorities arrested him in Los Angeles, last week. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Adam22 Claims Federal Officers Visited Him Amidst Big U Rico Case Adam22's No Jumper podcast was mentioned several times in the recent Big U indictment, and the podcaster has tried to create distance. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Viral Yung Filly Faces Second Overseas Sexual Assault Allegation Yung Filly received sexual assault charges in Australia last year over an alleged incident the day after his Perth concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Philadelphia Rapper Accused Of Assault Complains To Police About Being On The News & Promptly Gets Arrested Crowley Geez has been accused by police of allegedly assaulting a woman in Philadelphia, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025
Music Drake Is Allegedly In Talks To Amend His UMG Lawsuit Over "Not Like Us," But There's A Catch Drake's lawyer Michael J. Gottlieb continues to double down on his accusations against UMG of payola practices and covert promo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music 21 Savage Mourns The Loss Of His Longtime Affiliate Lotto Savage After Georgia Shooting 21 Savage and Lotto Savage were some of the original members of the Slaughter Gang collective back in the mid-2010s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Diddy Praises Kanye West For Defending Him In Intense Phone Call Kanye West has been in Diddy's corner for weeks, and Diddy in turn revealed how integral the artist has been to his family. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Music 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D Breaks Down About Being Away From Grandkids In Prison Keefe D is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas awaiting his trial, which begins next year. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Unapologetically Wears "PUFF" Shirt After Advocating For Diddy's Freedom Kanye West's other online controversies include antisemitic statements, combative celebrity relationships, and various other bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Diddy Claims CNN Destroyed The Only Video Of Him Assaulting Cassie & It Could Have Major Trial Implications The prosecution is hoping to use the video of Diddy hitting Cassie in an effort to show a history of behavior. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025