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Music Gene Deal Banned From Diddy Trial After Alleged Altercation Outside The Courthouse Diddy's trial is continuing with more witness testimony on Thursday, but it looks like Gene Deal won't be in attendance. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025 4.7K Views
Music Clipse Seemingly Unveil Release Date For New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and No Malice will release their single "Ace Trumpets" later this week. Like the rest of this album, Pharrell is behind the boards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025 4.2K Views
Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025 2.9K Views
Politics Kanye West Thanks Drake & Donald Trump Following Larry Hoover's Commutation President Donald Trump has commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence and it has led to praise from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025 2.7K Views
Politics NBA YoungBoy Writes An Emotional Thank You To President Donald Trump NBA YoungBoy was the subject of a Presidential pardon from Donald Trump on Wednesday, and as you can imagine, he has some thoughts. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025 1.7K Views
Pop Culture Timmy Bandsome Admits To Faking DMs With BossMan Dlow About two weeks ago, Florida rapper BossMan Dlow was dragged into some drama with influencer Timmy Bandsome, who's now apologizing. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025 7.1K Views
Music Kool & The Gang Member Michael Sumler Dead At 71 After Car Crash Michael Sumler was best known for bringing his high energy to Kool & The Gang's live performances over the years. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025 1242 Views
Music SZA Abruptly Leaves Meet & Greet After Fan Throws Bracelet At Her SZA abruptly ended a meet and greet in Phoenix after having a bracelet thrown at her by a fan. She kept the bracelet, though. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025 4.0K Views
Pop Culture Donald Trump Officially Pardons NBA YoungBoy & Commutes Larry Hoover’s Sentence Donald Trump had a long list of pardons released earlier today and NBA YoungBoy was on it. Larry Hoover is also getting a shorter sentence. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025 9.9K Views
Music "Free Diddy" Supporters Outside Of His Trial Were Allegedly Hired Off Craigslist Diddy's has been on trial for alleged charges including sex trafficking and racketeering over the last several weeks. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Smokey Robinson Files $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers Smokey Robinson responds to the lawsuit filed against him earlier this month with a countersuit worth $500 million. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025 1.5K Views
Music Blueface's New Prison Photos Have Fans Concerned About His Weight Blueface's new photos are sending the internet into a frenzy right now for a lot of reasons, but his appearance is a big talking point. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025 14.2K Views