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Music Lil Baby Finally Confirms Release Date Of “The Leak$” Lil Baby has been sharing new singles for fans every Wednesday to promote his upcoming album, "The Leak$." By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music King Combs Pleads For His Father Diddy’s Freedom In Heartfelt Letter Ahead Of Sentencing Diddy is facing a maximum sentence of ten years for each count of transportation for prostitution, or up to 20 years total. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Chris Rock Claims He Dated The Same Women As Tupac According to Chris Rock, Tupac "didn't like" him because they were regularly involved with the same ladies. By Erika Marie May 15, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Offers Fans Early Access To Unreleased “Star Line” Tracks With Preorder Chance The Rapper's first studio album in over five years, "Star Line," is slated for release later this week. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Politics Mark Geragos Says Pardoning Diddy Would Be A "Great Decision" For Donald Trump Following his conviction, last month, Diddy will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Janice Combs Shares A Spirited Moment With Her Dog As This Week's Diddy Trial Concludes Diddy was raised by his single mother, Janice Combs, after the death of his father as a toddler. The mogul has frequently praised his mother. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Afroman Claims He Was Worried Police Would "Epstein" Him After 2022 House Raid The officers raided Afroman's home back in 2022 with a probable cause warrant but found no evidence of criminal activity. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Shows Off How He's Using AI In The Making Of "Bully" Kanye West is sticking with his support of AI. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Sneakers The 10 Best Air Jordans for Drake’s "ICEMAN" Era, Ranked From the Air Jordan 11 "Legend Blue" to Drake's own collabs, these are the ten Air Jordan colorways that fit the ICEMAN aesthetic best. By Ben Atkinson June 13, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Already Working On "Alfredo 3" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2" has been lauded as one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music How To Listen To Don Toliver's "Octane" Album Don Toliver is drumming up a lot of excitement for "Octane" and we're going to tell you where you can spin it when 12 a.m. hits. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Pop Culture Drake Reveals "Degrassi" Led To One Of His First Kisses Drake had his rise to fame during a successful run on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in which he played Jimmy Brooks for eight years. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025