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Music Diddy Has No Mandatory Minimum Sentences For His Transportation & Prostitution Charges Manhattan federal court found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg & Pat McAfee Donate $50K To Support Pittsburgh Public Schools Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, and Pat McAfee are once again giving back to the Pittsburgh public school system with a big donation. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Flo Milli Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over "Fine Ho, Stay" Track "Never Lose Me" Flo Milli released her sophomore album, Fine Ho, Stay in March 2025. The album features Gunna, SZA, and Cardi B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Offset Defends Drake After T-Pain Suggests He Should Have Already Left The Music Industry Recently, T-Pain accused Drake of failing to take his own advice, prompting some of the Toronto artist's peers to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music "The Breakfast Club" Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar's Anticipated Verse For Clipse Album This upcoming Clipse album will be a massive moment overall, but this Kendrick Lamar has been billed to be something special. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Denies Being Diddy's Drug Mule And Claims He Was Allegedly Instructed To Buy Drugs Brendan Paul took the stand in Diddy's trial on Friday, June 20, and gave witness testimony about Sean Combs' alleged "freak-offs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Tells Haters To Stop Praying On Her Downfall Because It's "Been Too Long" Cardi B took to Instagram Live to tell her haters that their prayers will never be answered. By Devin Morton June 20, 2025
Music Pusha T Doubles Down On His Travis Scott Disrespect With Scathing Interview Pusha T had bars for Travis Scott on the new Clipse record "So Be It," something that had a lot of fans surprised at first. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2025
Music Nas' Mass Appeal Reaches Agreement On Racism Lawsuit From Former Executive Nas' Mass Appeal imprint has been dealing with this lawsuit since 2023 and it was filed by their former executive, Melissa Cooper. By Zachary Horvath 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 Young Thug Explains White "UY SCUTI" Album Cover Young Thug's use of the hard R on the opening track for "UY SCUTI," "Ninja," added even more controversy to this cover art. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025