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Music Fat Joe Says Doctors Can’t Stop Him From Drinking 40 Diet Sodas Per Day According to Fat Joe, he won't let anything get in between him and his Diet Pepsi, including health concerns. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Travis Scott & JACKBOYS Turn It Up On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" update features Travis Scott and JACKBOYS, Raekwon, Young Nudy, Freddie Gibbs, and The Alchemist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Sides With Nicki Minaj Amid Twitter Spat With SZA In the war of words between Nicki Minaj and SZA on Tuesday evening, DJ Akademiks is taking the side of Minaj. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music D'Angelo's Family Reveals The Legendary Singer's Cause Of Death In Heartfelt Statement D'Angelo was best known as a pioneer of the neo-soul genre with his iconic albums, "Brown Sugar," and "Voodoo." By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Shoots His Shot At Cardi B Just Hours After Getting Out Of Prison Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Announces “Hometown Hero” Benefit Concert In Atlanta Young Thug also confirmed that "friends" will be joining him at the event, although he didn't confirm any specifics. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Claims Cassie Is Just As Guilty As Diddy After Trial Verdict A jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial in New York City on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music JID Announces "GDLU PRELUXE" Project And It's Release Date Is Sooner Than You May Think In addition to the mixtape announcement, JID also put out a new song and music video titled, "32 (Freestyle)." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Jury Asks For Clarification On Drug Distribution The jury in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial has begun its second day of deliberation as the case nears a verdict. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
TV Adin Ross Disses Megan Thee Stallion Over "Love Island" Appearance Adin Ross is a big Tory Lanez fan, so it should come as no surprise that he has decided to take a stand against Megan Thee Stallion. By Alexander Cole June 26, 2025
Sports Drake Reveals The Shocking Amount He's Lost On Sports Betting Regardless of the losing streak, Drake's still set on making it back with Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Diddy Secures Backing From Law Professors In Battle To Appeal Sentence Multiple university professors have reportedly argued that Judge Arun Subramanian subjected Diddy to an unfair sentence given a mixed verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026