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Music Pharrell Cancels Something In The Water Festival 2024 We'll have to wait for next year... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Music Trick Daddy Embarrasses Yung Miami With Childhood Throwback Trick Daddy asked fans whether they could figure out who was in the throwback picture. By Cole Blake September 10, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Documentary Series Gets An Official Release Date The rapper is showing her side of things. By Elias Andrews October 01, 2024
Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Officially Drops Ruthless 50 Cent Diss Track "Hey Curtis" Dave Blunts and 50 Cent clashed over the latter's criticism of Kanye West for attending the Diddy trial, but things quickly devolved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Says He Relied On Cocaine To Not Take His Own Life Kid Cudi's tell all memoir is out today and in it he details some of his darkest and most personal accounts that he can recall. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Accuse UMG Of Trying To Sabotage Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Earlier this year, Salt-N-Pepa filed a lawsuit against UMG, alleging that the company violated the Copyright Act. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Cassie Returns To Social Media Months After Emotional Diddy Trial Testimony In May, Cassie took the stand in her ex-boyfriend Diddy’s federal trial to recall the years of abuse she allegedly endured. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Celebrates Release From Jail After Prosecutors Reject Gun Charge Earlier this week, Soulja Boy was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a traffic stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Lil Durk’s Crew Accused Of Threatening Judge As Prosecutors Push For Anonymous Jury Federal prosecutors recently filed an eight-page document, alleging that Lil Durk has displayed “contempt for the judicial process.” By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Wale Shuts Down Rumor Diddy Dangled Him Over A Balcony The rumor about an alleged altercation between Wale and Diddy surfaced as the Bad Boy mogul's criminal trial gets started. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reportedly Tries To Use A.I. To Troll Lil Kim Over Her Recent Photo 50 Cent and Lil Kim have been at odds ever since they collaborated in 2003, as it didn't take long for them to drift apart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025