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Music Blacc Zacc Arrested Over Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot In South Carolina Blacc Zacc pleaded not guilty to charges of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and more this week. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee Puts His Mark On The Nike Air Force 1 Low Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring. By Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025
Music Wack 100 Believes Diddy’s Career Will Bounce Back After Mixed Verdict In Federal Trial Last week, Diddy's trial came to an end after almost two months, and he was found not guilty of three out of five counts. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025
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
Music Ciara Addresses Old Rihanna Beef And Reveals Where They Stand Now Back in 2011, Ciara claimed she had an uncomfortable encounter with Rihanna at a party, prompting a Twitter war. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music RJMrLA Reveals He Didn't Know The "Squabble Up" Music Video Was For Kendrick Lamar Until It Dropped RJMrLA is gearing up for the release of a new album of his own, "OMMIO 4," which will be dropping on Friday, June 20th. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Tekken Player Named "Joe Budden" Gets Kicked Out Of Tournament For Toilet Paper Antics This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Jay-Z & Roc Nation's NYC Casino Bid Shot Down By Advisory Committee President of the Broadway League Jason Laks called the vote against Jay-Z and Roc Nation's casino bid one to "protect the magic of Broadway." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Encounters Giant Rat While Roaming NYC Subway To Promote "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B also popped out to the Alexander Wang New York Fashion Week show with her daughter Kulture earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music YSL Woody & Yak Gotti Rock “I Love Young Thug” Shirts Amid Jail Call Scandal Several of Young Thug's jail calls have leaked online in recent weeks, exposing him for dissing peers, cheating, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Ice Spice Refuses To Call Taylor Swift On Stream Despite Kai Cenat's Desperate Pleas Ice Spice and Taylor Swift have been friends since collaborating on a remix to the song, "Karma," back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025