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Music Suge Knight Theorizes Why Diddy's Peers Aren't Speaking About His Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight weighed in on Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York City while speaking with Aubrey O’Day. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Dr. Umar Claims 50 Cent Made Diddy Docuseries Out Of “Self-Hatred” Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced doc, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," continues to elicit mixed reactions from viewers. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Prosecutors Fight To Stay On Lil Durk Case As They Unveil Another Violent Threat In April, a lead attorney in Lil Durk's case received a phone call from someone threatening to "shoot that motherf*cker up." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music 50 Cent Suggests He Did ABC Interview Just So Diddy Could See It In Prison ABC is allegedly one of the few news stations Diddy can watch in jail, so of course 50 Cent promoted "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Complained About A Lack Of Baby Oil While Watching Cassie Hook Up With A Male Dancer Diddy's trial began with opening statements on Monday morning and witness testimony will continue on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Diddy's Family Comes Together In Court For Opening Statements In Mogul's Trial One of Diddy's coparents, Dana Tran, accompanied his mother Janice and all his children, including Justin, Quincy, Jessie, and D'Lila. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Doechii After Viral Met Gala Outburst Doechii recently addressed her tense interaction with her team on TikTok, claiming the evening was "overstimulating." By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson's Lawyer Staunchly Responds To Sexual Assault Lawsuit Four former housekeepers filed a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Smokey Robinson accusing him of years of misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025