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Music Young Thug Shows Love To GloRilla As She Makes Light Of Jail Call Diss In a jail call that recently leaked online, Young Thug called GloRilla unattractive and insisted that he would never pursue her. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Earns Him Second Emmy Award Kendrick Lamar won his first Emmy in 2022 for his role in the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Doubts Young Thug's Denial Of Snitching Allegations Young Thug explained why his interrogation did not constitute as snitching in his view during a new interview with Big Bank. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Timeline For Closing Arguments Revealed As Diddy Trial Nears Its End Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is finally nearing its end after nearly two months. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges Diddy Told Employees To Act Like Members Of “Seal Team 6” Diddy's former assistant was allegedly fired for forgetting the mogul's Lululemon fanny pack before a walk. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges “Jane” Never Seemed Hesitant About Freak-Offs With Diddy Diddy's ex-assistant Brendan Paul was arrested last March with cocaine in his bag while trying to board a plane with the mogul. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
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 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