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Music Diddy Allegedly Faces Disturbing Conditions At Fort Dix According to Joe Giudice, Diddy is likely to witness plenty of violence and other shocking activity during his stay at Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Adin Ross Warns That Lawsuits Are Coming After Cuffem's Injury At A Recent Playboi Carti Show Cuffem was hospitalized after falling from an elevated area at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida during Playboi Carti's concert. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Lil Durk Wants Judge Removed From Murder-For-Hire Case Over Alleged Death Threats Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, and his trial is supposed to begin in January. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes' Ex-Assistant Fires Back At His Defamation Lawsuit Busta Rhymes claimed that Dashiel Gables made false and damaging claims to the media about working for the rapper. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Almighty Jay Alleges YBN Nahmir Got “Pistol-Whipped And Stripped” During DC Robbery Lately, Almighty Jay and Nahmir have been going back and forth about what really led up to the demise of YBN. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Ray J Threatens To Slap Cam'ron, Ma$e & Shyne For Speaking On Brandy Cam'ron asked Ma$e and Brandy about their relationships with Brandy during an interview on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Rihanna Shooting Suspect Assigned Public Defender With Life Sentence Looming Rihanna's alleged attacker, Ivanna Ortiz, is preparing for her court battle following her arrest on Sunday, March 8. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals He's Ending Five-Year Performing Drought In Iconic U.S. City Kanye West has given starving fan bases it certain locations new shows this year and he's done so again with this latest concert reveal. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Sells Out Massive Mexico City Stadium On “Grand National” Tour Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar kicked off the South American leg of his "Grand National" tour alongside CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Kayla Nicole Can Barely Recall Anything About Her Viral Chris Brown Performance Chris Brown brought out Kayla Nicole during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX" where he gave her a lap dance onstage. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Politics Kanye West Explains “White Lives Matter” Stunt In New Documentary Clip The new documentary about Kanye West from director Nico Ballesteros, "In Whose Name?," hit theaters on Friday. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025