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Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025 6.9K Views
Music John Legend Reacts To Kanye West Saying He Smells Like "Mashed Potatoes" John Legend discussed his former collaborator, Kanye West, during a recent appearance on "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025 8.0K Views
Sports JAY-Z Has The Best Odds To Perform At Next Year's Super Bowl Halftime Show This report follows up on a recent rumor that began to float on the internet a couple of days ago following JAY-Z's performance in Paris. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Diddy Jury Reaches Verdict On Four Out Of Five Counts The jury in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial reached a partial verdict on the second day of deliberations. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025 7.5K Views
Music Diddy's Birthday Scrapbook From Ex-Assistant Made Viewable To The Public The jury is currently nearing a verdict in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial as deliberation continues. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025 1.9K Views
Pop Culture Ray J Reveals He's Having Mental Health Issues In Concerning Video Prayers go out to Ray J as it's unclear as to what led him to this point. We are wishing him the best going forward. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025 3.8K Views
Music Diddy's Ex, Gina Huynh, Says She Won't Fear For Her Safety If He Is Found Not Guilty The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial began the process of deliberating the case in court on Monday. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025 1.6K Views
Music JID Announces "GDLU PRELUXE" Project And It's Release Date Is Sooner Than You May Think In addition to the mixtape announcement, JID also put out a new song and music video titled, "32 (Freestyle)." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025 2.9K Views
Music Tony Buzbee Vows To Go After Jay-Z For “A Lot” Of Money After Lawsuit Gets Tossed Yesterday, a Los Angeles County judge dismissed Jay-Z's defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Suge Knight Reveals What 2Pac Told Afeni Shakur In The Final Moments Of His Life In The Hospital Suge Knight's comments come as Duane “Keffe D” Davis will finally be heading to trial for his alleged role in the killing of 2Pac, next year. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025 2.5K Views
Music Kodak Black Seemingly Gets Angry With Dreezy After Her Asking If He's Okay Given the narrative surrounding Kodak Black right now, Dreezy walked too fine of a line with her question in the eyes of the rapper. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025 2.2K Views
Music Diddy Judge Issues Response To Jury’s Drug Distribution Question Yesterday (June 30), jury deliberations finally began in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025 1.6K Views