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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
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Is Still Paying For Her Rent Despite Trial Testimony The anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim previously alleged during trial that she exchanged "freak-offs" with Diddy for rent money. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Hits HBO With $20 Million Lawsuit Over “On The Record” Documentary Russell Simmons accuses the filmmakers behind "On The Record" of ignoring evidence that could potentially dispute the allegations he's facing. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Brian Steel Accuses Diddy's Ex-Assistant Mia Of A Seeking A "Me Too Money Grab" Testifying under the pseudonym, "Mia," Diddy's former assistant made allegations of both physical and sexual abuse. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music New Orleans Prison Escapee Implores Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, & Donald Trump To Help Him Antoine Massey, who's issuing this cry for help, was one of 10 prisoners to escape from Orleans Parish Prison. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Katt Williams Enjoys His New Job As Lil Baby's New Manager In Hilarious "WHAM" Tour Trailer Katt Williams has collaborated with several Atlanta artists other than Lil Baby, including Childish Gambino. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music Ray J Explains Why He Thinks Diddy Will Be Found Not Guilty In His Criminal Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial which continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Attends Opening Of New $200M Compton High School Campus Dr. Dre attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus, which officially opens in the fall. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Announces Return To "Album Mode" With Viral Influencer Ashton Hall DJ Khaled originally delayed his album after Drake made a public statement that he has not cleared his features on the album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Slams Ice Of “The Joe Budden Podcast” After Joining Joey Bada$$ Beef Joe Budden's podcast co-host Ice recently threw some serious shade on Twitter, prompting a quick response from Hitta J3. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Justin Combs Fires Back At Meek Mill Over His "No Diddy" Video Justin Combs isn't happy about the clip. By Cole Blake November 13, 2024
Music Young Thug Breaks Silence After Prison Release To Seemingly Tease Lil Baby Collab Will we get new Thugger music soon? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 03, 2024