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Music Diddy's Daughter Wipes Tears Away As Family Exits Trial's Closing Arguments Diddy's defense team reportedly begins their closing arguments today, and we expect the Combs family to attend this wrap-up as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Atlanta Fans With Playboi Carti During “Grand National” Tour Kendrick Lamar smashed the record for highest-grossing rap concert just days into his tour with SZA, surpassing Eminem. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Meek Mill Gets Ripped To Shreds Online After Bizarre Photo Amid Shannon Sharpe Scandal Meek Mill has come to his own defense amid intense backlash for a new photo from his trip to Dubai, which features two fans. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z Rape Accuser Looks To Dismiss His Defamation Suit Against Her On March 3, Jay-Z filed his defamation lawsuit against the Jane Doe who accused him of SA, as well as Tony Buzbee. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Introduces His New Children's Book To Memphis Preschoolers With A Read-A-Long NLE Choppa has received a tremendous amount of support from the LGTBQIA+ community for his support with performances at their events. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 21, 2025
Music GloRilla Can't Contain Her Emotions While Receiving Gold & Platinum Plaques Onstage GloRilla thanked her fans for her sky-rocketed success and praised her label CMG for the constant support and dedication. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Salutes Kendrick Lamar & Drake For Competing For Number One Billboard Spot However, Elliott Wilson thinks a potential number one for Drake's "NOKIA" would not be able to solely end "the Kendrick Lamar era." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Ja Rule For Claiming He Nearly Went “Nuclear” Over Irv Gotti Diss Following the tragic news of Irv Gotti's passing, 50 Cent rushed to Instagram to diss the Murder Inc. founder one last time. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Offset Announces Surprise Album Dropping On Halloween Offset has fans hoping for something similar to 2017's trap classic "Without Warning," which also dropped on Halloween. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Desiigner Has Stunned Listeners Comparing Him To Conway The Machine After Debuting New Sound When Desiigner first burst onto the scene, fans compared him to Future. Now, those comparisons will no longer stand. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Slams Jim Jones And Clowns Tony Yayo In AI-Generated Song Jim Jones recently dissed Tony Yayo on his "Artist 2 Artist" podcast, but Yayo has yet to issue a response. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Trolls Young Thug's Snitching & Top5's Stabbing Again Young Thug and Top5 both recently caught scathing shots from 6ix9ine, with the latter heatedly arguing with him during an Instagram Live. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025