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Music Official Verdict Sheet From Diddy's Criminal Trial Revealed The jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Kanye West's SoFi Stadium Show Faces Immense Backlash From Jewish Activists Kanye West previously took out a full page in The Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music 2 Live Crew: Where Are They Now? The Miami rappers were widely known for their very controversial lyrics. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Music Diddy's Appeal Date Has Officially Been Set It was reported in October 2025 that Diddy was trying to speed up the appeal process. He succeeded and now he's going to be in court soon. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Suge Knight Thinks Diddy Should Testify In His Federal Trial Suge Knight previously dismissed the Diddy trial and advocated for the mogul's acquittal despite their rivalry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About XXXTENTACION Here's what you need to know about Florida sensation XXXTENTACION. By Danny Schwartz January 31, 2017
Music 21 Savage Attends Memorial Service For His Fallen Friend Lotto Savage Lotto Savage, one of 21 Savage's longtime Slaughter Gang peers, was reportedly shot and killed in Decatur, Georgia. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Hit-Boy & Mike Will Made-It To Face Off On "Verzuz" "Verzuz" has a new battle between Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made-It after making its return at ComplexCon, last year. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Waka Flocka Flame Gets The Crowd Jumping With Electric SeaWorld Set Several hip-hop artists have performed at SeaWorld in recent weeks, including Fat Joe, Baby Bash, Ying Yang Twins, and Soulja Boy. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Plaqueboymax Asks DJ Akademiks Why NBA YoungBoy Is Upset With Him NBA YoungBoy previously called out Plaqueboymax for having a negative reaction to one of his recent songs. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Wrestling Lil Yachty Defends His Involvement With The WWE Amid Fierce Backlash Once again, the WWE has angered their fan base with the inclusion of another celebrity and this time its Lil Yachty facing the heat. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music FBG Duck's Mom Doubles Down On Lawsuit Against Lil Durk FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026