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Music Diddy’s Net Worth Has Reportedly Dropped By Half Since 2022 Diddy is currently facing charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering, as well as several civil lawsuits. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Returns With Potential Dagger Response To Ray Vaughn With "CRASH DUMMY" Joey Bada$$ is looking to assert his dominance over the West Coast and TDE, and this expertly crafted response to Ray Vaughn may just do it. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Furthers UMG's Legal Woes With New Copyright Lawsuit Salt-N-Pepa's complaint against Universal Music Group comes as Drake is already suing the company for defamation. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Disses Kendrick Lamar As Ray Vaughn Reveals It Was K. Dot Who Put Out The Hit Joey Bada$$ has been egging on Kendrick Lamar to join in on his battle with the West Coast, while Ray Vaughn remains hungry to prove himself. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Allegedly Threatening Murder-For-Hire Case Witnesses & Their Families Prosecutors want to keep Lil Durk behind bars as he continues to try to get his murder-for-hire charges dismissed. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Chris Brown Expected To Enter Plea Deal For Alleged UK Assault Chris Brown will remain in custody in the UK until his next hearing for this alleged 2023 assault which will be on June 13. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Exposes Hater's Hypocritical DMs Lil Uzi Vert's latest social media antics come after a concerning health scare in New York City, last month. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music Drake Teams Up With Kai Cenat For New Music Video & They Need Fans' Help Kai Cenat's news about a music video for "SOMEBODY LOVES ME" comes as Drake is already working on a new album. By Cole Blake May 18, 2025
Music Joey Badass Allegedly Files "TDEast" Trademark With Top Dawg Amid Ray Vaughn Battle Joey Badass responded to Ray Vaughn's "H*e Era" diss track with "The Finals," on which he joked about a "TDEast" record label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Cassie Issues Powerful Statement After Emotional Testimony In Diddy Trial Cassie hopes her testimony in Diddy's sex trafficking trial has "given strength and a voice to other survivors." By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Dawn Richard Takes The Stand In Diddy Trial And Alleges She Saw Him Abuse Cassie Dawn Richard's witness testimony follows Cassie's time on the stand during the Diddy trial, which had a similarly shocking start. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Cassie Claims She Doesn’t Hate Diddy Despite Years Of Alleged Abuse Prosecutors recently urged a judge to ensure Cassie's testimony is completed by the end of the day, as she could go into labor soon. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025