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Music Beanie Sigel Urges Jay-Z's Assault Accuser To Reveal Their Identity Beans hopes the allegations are false. By Elias Andrews January 16, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks To Block Doctor Who Sided With Amber Heard From Testifying In His Trial Dr. Dawn Hughes is a forensic clinical psychologist, and the state wants her to testify in the Diddy trial concerning patterns of abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Police Name Second Suspect in Sauce Walka & Sayso P Shooting The first suspect that police identified was found dead at an abandoned shopping mall in Houston, last week. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Ja Rule Couldn't Believe His Ears When He Heard Billy McFarland Is Planning Fyre Festival 2 Ja Rule, who distanced himself from the disastrous Fyre Festival, went on Fox 5 New York to promote his upcoming tour with Nelly and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Wendy Williams Addressed Last Summer's Drug Relapse & Current Health Issues With The View Wendy Williams had a trendsetting career in hip-hop that spans decades before enduring serious health issues. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 15, 2025
Music Drake Shares Picture Of Adonis Rocking An OTF Chain From Lil Durk Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Original Version Of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” Finally Hits Streaming Services New vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" are now available to mark its 30th anniversary. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Will Join Donald Trump At His Accounts Summit In D.C. Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to celebrate United States President Donald Trump's accounts initiative, which follows much controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Suffers Major Loss Amid Legal Battle Over $57 Million Mansion In 2023, Kanye West was sued by a construction consultant who alleges that he was put in "extreme danger." By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Diddy Judge Demands Investigation Into His Prison Phone Access Amid Trial Last September, Diddy was arrested on charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and he's been at the MDC ever since. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Welcomes Us To "Tha Carter VI" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Lil Wayne's new album, our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update covers new releases from Lil Yachty and EST Gee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025