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Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Forces With Gatorade For Massive Marketing Campaign One of the new Gatorade ads featuring Kendrick Lamar is now on YouTube, and the campaign will debut during the NBA playoffs this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Forensic Video Technician Alleges Diddy & Cassie Assault Footage Shows “Significant Distortion” Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Officially Puts "MUSIC" Back At Number One On The Billboard 200 Chart This is the fourth tracking week for Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" on the Billboard 200, and its third as a chart-topper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Escort Suing Diddy & Cassie Continues To Attack Her For Allegedly "Embracing" Combs' Power Clayton Howard accused Diddy and Cassie of drugging him, manipulating him, and sexually assaulting him in a new lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music Lil Rod Alleges Diddy, His Son Justin & Yung Miami Once Shared A Room On A Yacht Last year, producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones sued Diddy for allegedly coercing him into sexual acts and more. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2025
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
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
Music T-Pain's Old Drake Tweets Resurface As Feud Ignites T-Pain kicked off a feud with Drake by dissing him during a recent appearance on the "Crash Dummies" podcast. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music Ja Rule Ruthlessly Mocks 50 Cent For Alleged Poor Ticket Sales Ja Rule and 50 Cent have been beefing for over 25 years, and there is just no reason to assume it'll ever end at this point. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Beyoncé Narrowly Avoids Fall From Floating Car At Cowboy Carter Tour In Houston Beyoncé secured a Grammy Award for Album of the Year with the Cowboy Carter earlier this year. Her first in the category. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Drake’s Attempt At Being Philosophical Backfires As Fans Question The Authenticity Of His Abs Drake's abs were mentioned by Kendrick Lamar on the diss track "Euphoria" with K.Dot relating the abs to a V12 machine. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Relationships ASAP Rocky Previews New Songs And Has A Blast With Rihanna & Riot At AWGE Paris Fashion Week Show ASAP Rocky and Rihanna brought their son Riot Rose for the event, and social media was absolutely floored by the wholesomeness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025