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Music 6ix9ine Recalls Asking Diddy Why He Never Got A Freak Off Invite In 2024, 6ix9ine spent time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Diddy was awaiting trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 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
Music Keefe D Declines To Testify As Defense Rests In Tupac Murder Trial Jurors never heard from the defendant directly as both sides finished presenting evidence and the case moved toward closing arguments. By Erika Marie August 27, 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
Sports Stefon Diggs Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges Involving Personal Chef Stefon Diggs's not guilty plea comes days after losing the Super Bowl and amid breakup rumors surrounding Cardi B. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Woman Accused Of Shooting At Rihanna's Home Will Undergo Mental Health Evaluation Ivanna Ortiz is facing several charges in connection with the shooting at Rihanna's L.A. residence back in March. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Songs To Be Used In Mo3 Murder-For-Hire Trial Yella Beezy and his legal team have been fighting to keep lyrics out of his upcoming trial, but as it turns out, the fight was lost. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky’s Spectacular Smith Sued Over Sexual Assault Allegations By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Diddy’s Chief Of Staff Denies Orchestrating “Freak-Offs” Kristina Khorram has formally responded to the claims made by Phillip Pines in his lawsuit. By Aron A. June 04, 2026
Music MAF Teeski Arrested For Battery In Alleged Domestic Violence Incident Police are charging MAF Teeski with domestic battery by bodily waste committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Digital Underground's Money B Weighs In On Tupac Murder Trial Tupac’s former Digital Underground collaborator names who he believes was the shooter, though he stresses he has no firsthand knowledge. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026