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Music Cassie Voices Fear Of Diddy Retaliation In Powerful Victim Impact Statement Diddy faces up to 20 years in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution, and he'll learn his fate on October 3. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Updated Sales Projections For “Am I The Drama?” Prove She’s Still Got It Cardi B received a fairly surprising sales projection for "AM I THE DRAMA" this past weekend, but it seems things are back to normal. By Zachary Horvath September 23, 2025
Music TheARTI$T & Honey Bxby "Risk It All" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update TheARTI$T, Honey Bxby, and Leon Thomas are front and center on this week's edition of our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Ice Of "The Joe Budden Podcast" Eviscerates Hitta J3 For Dissing Him Hitta J3 and Ice were beefing way before the former decided to shoot at the latter on his Joey Bada$$ diss, "The Last Supper." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music That Mexican OT Calls Bobbi Althoff A "Jackass" In The "OT"-Explained Interview That Mexican OT has built an impressive resume with collaborations with BigXThaPlug, Lil Wayne, and Paul Wall. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Celebrity Makeup Artist Testifies During Diddy Trial About Cassie's Alleged Injuries Mylah Morales alleged during trial that Diddy physically assaulted Cassie after a 2010 party at Prince's house during Grammys weekend in L.A. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Drake's Motion To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Granted Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation while alleging the company artificially boosted the success of "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Kanye West's Old Hidden Hills Home Turned Into $17 Million Equestrian Estate Kanye West originally sold the property, which is located near the estate he once shared with Kim Kardashian, in 2023. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Drake Joins Gordo On Stage For Surprise Performance In Toronto Drizzy had to pop out. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial: Prosecution Officially Rests Its Case The Lil Durk trial has been one of the biggest ongoing stories in rap, and on Thursday, a major milestone was completed. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains How Drake Is Turning Haters Into Fans With "Iceman" Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his highly-anticipated album, "Iceman," despite promoting the project since 2025. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Kanye West's Ex-Bodyguard Wants $1 Million With New Lawsuit The lawsuit comes after Kanye West's attempt to travel to London to perform at Wireless Festival was shut down. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026