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Music Diddy's Bail Request Shut Down By Judge Ahead Of Sentencing Last month, Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering and guilty of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Sports Dez Bryant Apologizes For "Crashing Out" With Nicki Minaj Beef Dez Bryant traded several insults with Nicki Minaj after weighing in on Micah Parsons' contract situation over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Conductor Williams Confirms He's Got More Drake Collabs To Drop As for when we will hear these Drake and Conductor Williams collaborations, the producer has a more complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Reportedly Released From Jail Over Gun Threat Fivio Foreign received a time served and probation sentence following his January arrest for pulling a gun on a woman in New Jersey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Call Out UMG As Fiery Legal Battle Continues Salt-N-Pepa have filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in an effort to regain control of their master recordings. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Trolls "B*tch" Tyler, The Creator At Lollapalooza ASAP Rocky headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago just a few days after his good friend Tyler, The Creator performed at the festival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Relationships Trick Daddy Reveals Why He Refuses To Date Women Over 35 Years Old Trick Daddy has been coming under fire on social media for sharing the hot take during an appearance on "The Nene Leakes Show." By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Accepts Plea Deal As Gun Case Drags On Boosie Badazz was hit with a gun charge in 2023, and while it was later dismissed, he was indicted on the same charge the following year. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Unpacks Rumor That Drake's "Iceman" Is His Last Album Under UMG Considering the defamation lawsuit Drake is pursuing against his label UMG right now, this possibility makes too much sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Gunna Announces Release Date Of Final Album Under YSL “The Last Wun” Gunna officially announced his upcoming sixth studio album "The Last Wun" today, which will follow 2024's "One Of Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Beyonce Fans Run Wild With “Act III” Theories Thanks To New Levi’s Ad Beyonce fans speculate that "Act III" could be a rock album after she drove a motorcycle in a new Levi's ad. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Politics Charlamagne Tha God Fires Back At Donald Trump For Calling Him A "Racist Sleazebag" Charlamagne Tha God previously criticized Donald Trump during an interview with Lara Trump on her Fox News show. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025