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Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Two New Sexual Assault Lawsuits Ahead of Prison Sentencing Diddy faces two new sexual assault lawsuits just one day before his prison sentencing. The Bad Boy mogul could face up to 20 years after being found guilty on federal charges. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Tells Diddy That Coi Leray Is Off-Limits In Resurfaced Clip Busta Rhymes kept Diddy in check. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2024
Sports Zion Williamson Gets Fed Up With Reporter Asking Why Kendrick Lamar Wasn't On His Playlist Clearly, this NBA journalist is a K. Dot stan. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2024
Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Black Friday Yeezy Items For $100 Or Less Amid Kanye West's apologies and acceptances of accountability, he's still working hard on giving Yeezy customers new pieces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Promises New Album "Slime Cry" Is Still "Loading" After Delay NBA YoungBoy already dropped his album "MASA" earlier this year and followed it up with a wildly successful tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Diddy Sets Up Thanksgiving Dinners For A Thousand Fellow Inmates At Fort Dix Folks recently saw the first videos of Diddy since his arrest last year, and it seems like he's getting even more acclimated in the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Kyrie Irving Shows Love To LaRussell By Purchasing His Album For $11,000 LaRussell set a big goal for himself to sell 100,000 copies of his upcoming album independently, and multiple celebs have been chipping in. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Collaborator Billy Resio Dead At 30 After Drive-By Shooting Durham rapper Billy Resio was shot at about 9 p.m. Sunday night on Hillsborough Road and later passed away in the hospital. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Drake Launches Appeal To Resurrect "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Earlier this month, Judge Jeannette Vargas officially dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Pi’erre Bourne Calls Out Pitchfork For Mid-Album Rating After Collaborating With Them On Content Pi’erre Bourne released his latest album, Made In Paris, after a lengthy hiatus. He claims to have recorded the album in Paris, France. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Reportedly Saved A Man's Life In Courtroom Before Judge's Bond Denial While defense attorney Marc Agnifilo was disappointed in the judge's bond decision, he's happy with the Diddy trial's verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025